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Contemporary Arab women's art : dialogues of the present / curator, Siumee H. Keelan ; editor, Fran Lloyd.
Publication details: London, UK : WAL, 1999.Description: 259 p. : ill. (some col.) maps, plates ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1902770005 (pbk.):
- Dialogues of the present
- N6260 .C65 1999
- N7265.3 .D53 1999
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Summary: This book offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary Arab art by women. The volume collects 18 Arab women artists from around the world to challenge western stereotyping of women's role in Arab society. The contributors and artists illustrate how women experience and question their lives as integral to the Arab diaspora. Their cross-cultural dialogue reflects the diversity of today's Arab art, and the fresh perspective that each artist brings to the genre. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Cross-cultural dialogues: identities, contexts and meanings/ Fran Lloyd -- Ensuring visibility: art, history and patronage/ Siumee H. Keelan -- Bodies in representation: Contemporary Arab women's art/ Tina Sherwell -- Elements of empowerment: support systems in art practice/ Salwa Nashashibi -- Diverse bodies of experience: 18 contemporary Arab artists/ Artists and audience -- Artists' biographies -- Artists' bibliographies.
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Published on the occasion of the touring exhibition: Dialogue of the present, the work of 18 Arab women artists, venues: Hot Bath Gallery, Bath and others.
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This book offers a unique opportunity to explore contemporary Arab art by women. The volume collects 18 Arab women artists from around the world to challenge western stereotyping of women's role in Arab society. The contributors and artists illustrate how women experience and question their lives as integral to the Arab diaspora. Their cross-cultural dialogue reflects the diversity of today's Arab art, and the fresh perspective that each artist brings to the genre. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Cross-cultural dialogues: identities, contexts and meanings/ Fran Lloyd -- Ensuring visibility: art, history and patronage/ Siumee H. Keelan -- Bodies in representation: Contemporary Arab women's art/ Tina Sherwell -- Elements of empowerment: support systems in art practice/ Salwa Nashashibi -- Diverse bodies of experience: 18 contemporary Arab artists/ Artists and audience -- Artists' biographies -- Artists' bibliographies.
Includes bibliographical references (p.242-249) and index.
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