The Contemporary Art Scene in Syria

ISBN-13: 9780367499792 / Miękka / 2023 / 154 str.

Charlotte (independent researcher) Bank

Opis

This book focuses on the expanding contemporary art scene in Syria, particularly Damascus, during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The decade was characterized by a high degree of experimentation as young artists began to work with artistic media that were new in Syria, such as video, installation and performance art.

Spis treści

Introduction

1. "Culture is Humanity’s Highest Needs": Art and Artists between Autonomy and Coercion

2. Commitment, Critique and the Power of Imagination

3. Creating Meaning in Visual art: Technique, Critique and Subject Matter

4. Singing in the Kingdom of Silence: Syrian Artists and the International Art World

Conclusion

O autorze

Charlotte Bank is an art historian and independent curator with a PhD in Arabic from the University of Geneva.