Street Art in the Middle East

ISBN-13: 9781784539900 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 264 str.

Sabrina de Turk

Opis

Since the 2011 Arab Spring street art has been a vehicle for political discourse in the Middle East, and has generated much discussion in both the popular media and academia. Yet, this conversation has generalised street art and identified it as a singular form with identical styles and objectives throughout the region. Street art's purpose is, however, defined by the socio-cultural circumstances of its production. Middle Eastern artists thus adopt distinctive methods in creating their individual work and responding to their individual environments. Here, in this new book, Sabrina De Turk employs rigorous visual analysis to explore the diversity of Middle Eastern street art and uses case studies of countries as varied as Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain and Oman to illustrate how geographic specifics impact upon its function and aesthetic. Her book will be of significant interest to scholars specialising in art from the Middle East and North Africa and those who bring an interdisciplinary perspective to Middle East studies.

Spis treści

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 Egypt: Revolutionary Street Art in Cairo Chapter 2 Lebanon: Walls of Conflict and Reconciliation Chapter 3 Palestine: Street Art on the Separation Barrier Chapter 4 Iran: Building National Identity through Street Art Chapter 5 Bahrain: Community and Tradition in Public Space Chapter 6 Oman: Promoting History and Culture on the Streets Chapter 7 Tunisia: International Street Art and Tourism Chapter 8 United Arab Emirates: Curating Street Art Conclusion Notes