Open AccessModern Arab Art
Author(s) -
Tammy Gaber
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v26i1.1422
Subject(s) - arabic , contemporary art , ethnic group , modern art , islamic art , islam , aesthetics , art , history , visual arts , sociology , art history , anthropology , philosophy , linguistics , performance art , archaeology
This book endeavors to define a specific term for modern Arab art, which ismost often considered a continuation of Islamic or ethnic art or a subordinatecopy of western trends. This academic text, which targets audiences interestedin contemporary art or the Arab world, or both, is divided into threeparts: “Background and Definitions,” “Modern Arab Aesthetics,” and “The Arabic Letter in Art.” It contains forty images within the text and thirty-twoplates of contemporary works of art by Arabs ...