The Contemporary Art Scene in Syria

Social Critique and an Artistic Movement

Charlotte Bank (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

154 Seiten

2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-49979-2 (ISBN)

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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. They were rethinking the role of artists in society and looking for ways to reach audiences in a more direct manner and address socio-cultural and socio-political issues.

The Contemporary Art Scene in Syria will be of interest to scholars of global and Middle Eastern art studies, and also to scholars interested in the recent social and cultural history of Syria and the wider Middle East.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies
Zusatzinfo	37 Halftones, black and white; 37 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	0-367-49979-7 / 0367499797
ISBN-13	978-0-367-49979-2 / 9780367499792
Zustand	Neuware