ROSE ISSA, JULIET CESTAR, ‘Arabicity’

Written By SUERAYA SHAHEEN

Arabicity: Contemporary Arab Art

ROSE ISSA, JULIET CESTAR

Size: 19.56 x 24.89 cm

Pages: 160

Published by Saqi Books, 2019

Arabicity reflects on four decades of the aesthetic, conceptual and socio-political concerns of contemporary Arab artists. Whether through video art, painting, photography or installation, these artists challenge the confines of their identity, resisting stereotyping and reshaping the parameters of their cultural traditions. In their diverse media and subject matter, their works reflect the pulse of the region. In chaos, they discover what endures.

Featuring over 200 artworks by fifty Arab artists, Arabicity also includes contributions from the historian Georges Corm, the curator Michket Krifa and the poet and artist Etel Adnan.

SUERAYA SHAHEEN
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