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020			_a9780714111957 _qpaperback
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035			_a(OCoLC)1202839676 _z(OCoLC)1181992311 _z(OCoLC)1202486510
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050		4	_aArt/NX573 _b.R44 2021
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245	0	0	_aReflections : _bcontemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa / _cVenetia Porter ; with Natasha Morris and Charles Tripp.
264		1	_aLondon : _bThe British Museum Press, _c2021.
300			_a256 pages : _billustrations (black and white and color) ; _c27 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	8		_aReflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa' brings together an extraordinary collection of work from the British Museum for the first time. The contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa is rich and vibrant. Whether living in their countries of birth or in diaspora, the featured artists are part of the globalised world of art. Here we see artists responding to and making work about their present, histories, traditions and cultures, reflecting on a part of the world that has experienced extraordinary change in living memory.00The British Museum has been acquiring the work of Middle Eastern and North African artists since the 1980s, and the collection ? principally works on paper ? is one of the most extensive in the public sphere. Collected within the context of a museum of history, the works offer insights into the nature of civil societies, the complex politics of the region, and cultural traditions in their broadest sense, from the relationship with Islamic art, to the deep engagement with literature.00The introduction to the book by curator Venetia Porter explores the history of the collection and the works included. The essential framework for understanding the politics and context within which the artists are working is provided by Charles Tripp?s essay. The works are grouped into seven chapters, each beginning with a short introduction. The authors explore the selection within themes such as faith, abstraction and the female gaze.
610		0	_aBritish Museum _vExhibitions. _9122023
650		0	_aArt, Middle Eastern _y20th century _vExhibitions.
650		0	_aArt, North African _y20th century _vExhibitions.
650		0	_aArt _zEngland _vExhibitions.
710	2		_aBritish Museum, _ehost institution. _919880
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