From early modernists such as Shafic Abboud to the contemporary likes of Mona Hatoum, this extraordinary encyclopedic title celebrates 250 artists of Middle Eastern origin from 1900 to the present. Meticulously produced and researched, the volume presents the creators of the most important painting, sculpture, photography, installation and mixed media from Lebanon to Iran, Palestine to Egypt. Author Saeb Eigne provides engaging historical, social, political and cultural-religious contexts for the work in this urgent, illuminating addition to art libraries. 'Artists of the Middle East' by Thames & Hudson is further enriched by the profiles of over 150 additional artists who continue to shape the cultural milieu.
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From early modernists such as Shafic Abboud to the contemporary likes of Mona Hatoum, this extraordinary encyclopedic title celebrates 250 artists of Middle Eastern origin from 1900 to the present. Meticulously produced and researched, the volume presents the creators of the most important painting, sculpture, photography, installation and mixed media from Lebanon to Iran, Palestine to Egypt. Author Saeb Eigne provides engaging historical, social, political and cultural-religious contexts for the work in this urgent, illuminating addition to art libraries. 'Artists of the Middle East' by Thames & Hudson is further enriched by the profiles of over 150 additional artists who continue to shape the cultural milieu.