The Rise of Arab Art

Since the 1990s, contemporary art in the Arab world has experienced exponential growth and numerous changes. With the appearance of artists from the region in international exhibitions, the dynamics within the art scenes changed significantly. Museums & art foundations began to collect, biennials were launched, contemporary art galleries, fairs, residencies and schools emerged in many countries, and the governments of the Gulf states launched megaprojects. This reader serves as a guide for anyone interested in the foundations, structures and growth of these art scenes. It also functions as an anthology of what is now considered established in all twenty-two countries of the Arab world, with contributions covering all aspects of the subject-both from across the region and from a Western perspective.

Summary

Since the 1990s, contemporary art in the Arab world has experienced exponential growth and numerous changes. With the appearance of artists from the region in international exhibitions, the dynamics within the art scenes changed significantly. Museums & art foundations began to collect, biennials were launched, contemporary art galleries, fairs, residencies and schools emerged in many countries, and the governments of the Gulf states launched megaprojects. This reader serves as a guide for anyone interested in the foundations, structures and growth of these art scenes. It also functions as an anthology of what is now considered established in all twenty-two countries of the Arab world, with contributions covering all aspects of the subject—both from across the region and from a Western perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Abu Hamda, Richard Armstrong
• Assisted by: Andrée Sfeir-Semler (Editor)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.09.2025
• EAN: 9783775761116
• ISBN: 978-3-7757-6111-6
• No. of pages: 500
• Illustrations: 100 Farbfotos
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Makroökonomie, Wirtschaftswachstum, Verstehen, Arabische Kunst, Zeitgenössische Kunst, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Kunst: Grundlagen und Techniken, Kulturwissenschaften, Anthologien (nicht Lyrik), Golfstaaten, Bezug zu arabischen Menschen, Spezielle Themen zur bildenden und angewandten Kunst