Arab Presences – Modern Art and Decolonisation – Paris 1908-1988
Arab Presences – Modern Art and Decolonisation – Paris 1908-1988
| Author | Odille Burluraux, Madeleine de Colnet, Morad Montazami, eds |
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| Publisher | Zaman Books |
| ISBN | 9791093781037 |
| Idea Code | 250574 |
Arab presences. Modern Art and Decolonisation. Paris 1908-1988 is part of a historical rehabilitation project. By means of a chronological and transnational circuit (from North Africa to West Asia), the book examines Paris' role in the development of modern Arab art, inviting us to explore the places where artists trained, exhibited, exchanged and met. The featured works have been sourced from the reserves of French museums and family archives, as well as from major foundations and museums in the Arab world. More than one hundred and thirty artists are presented against an historical backdrop of decolonisation divided into four chronological periods (1908-1988), all of whom studied, lived, exhibited or campaigned in Paris, either briefly or over a longer period. Beyond the artistic sphere, they embody a Paris that was both colonial and anticolonial, a cosmopolitan refuge and a place of solidarity.
| 264 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, pb, English |
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