Modern Art in Cold War Beirut - Drawing Alliances

Modern Art in Cold War Beirut: Drawing Alliances examines the entangled histories of modern art and international politics during the decades of the 1950s and 60s.

List of contents

Introduction. Modern Art in Lebanon: The Problematics of Forging an Authentic, National Art 1. Beirut as Cultural Capital: Cosmopolitanism in the Shadow of the Cold War 2. An Artistic Coup: Maryette Charlton and the Founding of the American University of Beirut’s Department of Fine Arts 3. The Artist as Cultural Diplomat: John Ferren in Beirut, 1963-64 4. Abstraction’s Universalist Assumptions: Local Debates on the Practice of Art 5. Figuration, International Alliances, and Palestinian Art in Beirut: The Painting of Tamam al-Akhal and Ismail Shammout Conclusion. Lessons from the Cold War and the Possibilities of Global Modernism

About the author

Sarah Rogers, PhD is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture at Middlebury College.

Summary

Modern Art in Cold War Beirut: Drawing Alliances examines the entangled histories of modern art and international politics during the decades of the 1950s and 60s.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Rogers, Sarah (Middlebury College) Rogers, Rogers Sarah
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032013428
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201342-8
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / History / General, ART / Middle Eastern, Middle East, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art