Add this copy of Modern Arab Art: Formation of Arab Aesthetics to cart. $50.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by University Press of Florida.
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No Jacket. Gainesville. 2015. March 2015. University Press of Florida. 1st Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780813061269. 6 x 9. 32 color plates, 40 b/w photos. 240 pages. paperback. keywords: Art Arabic. DESCRIPTION-‘An in-depth look at the difference between ‘Islamic art' and ‘Arab art' as well as the inherent similarities. This book should help encourage further investigations of this new and interesting art. Recommended. '—CHOICE. ‘A work of great interest that raises the bar for future studies of modern art and of cultural history in the Arab world. '—Middle East Journal. ‘Nicely adorned visually with several score attractive and instructive illustrations, and deserves a place in library collections including global art holdings. '—Religion and the Arts. ‘Groundbreaking. Shabout elucidates two critical issues that have thus far received inadequate scholarly attention—the distinction between Islamic art and Arab art and the relatedness of the political and artistic processes in the history of Arab modernity. '—Shiva Balaghi, coauthor of Picturing Iran: Art, Society and Revolution. ‘One of the first publications to consider the various cultural and social conditions that have helped shape modern Arab art as a recent phenomenon linked to the rise of Arab identity, the impact of western art training, and a search for a contemporary language which links with Islamic art but is discontinuous with it. '—Fran Lloyd, author of Art beyond Exile Modern Arab Art provides a historical and theoretical overview of the subject from the 1940s through today. With particular emphasis on production, reception, and the intersection between art and politics in Iraq and Palestine, Nada Shabout reveals the fallacy in western fascination with Arab art as a timeless and exotic ‘other. ' inventory #48161.
