TY  - BOOK
AU  - Porter,Venetia
AU  - Caussé,Isabelle
AU  - Froom,Aimée
ED  - British Museum.
ED  - Modern Museum Fund (Middle East)
ED  - The Trustees of the British Museum
TI  - Word into art: artists of the modern Middle East. 
SN  - 0714111635 (hbk.: 2008 ed.)
AV  - N7265 .P67 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Dubai, UAE
PB  - The Trustees of the British Museum
KW  - Art
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Art, Arab
KW  - Art, Modern
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Arabic language
KW  - Written Arabic
KW  - In art
KW  - Calligraphy, Arabic
N1  - Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name from the collections of the British Museum held in 2008 in Dubai; Previous edition: London: British Museum, 2006; The CD contains pictures of some artworks and a PowerPoint Presentation on London Education Program; The DVD contatins a documentary on Word into Art education program in English with Arabic subtitles; Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-159); A sacred script -- Literature and art -- Deconstructing the world -- Identity, history and politics
N2  - World into Art, first shown in London in 2006 and now in Dubai, presents highlights of the contemporary art and culture emerging from the Middle East and North Africa today. The works illustrated reflect issues of identity and politics, and the richly diverse artistic heritage of the region. A powerful theme running through all the works is how artists engage and experiment with the Arabic script. For some this resonates with the sacred tradition of Islam and the Qur'an. For other artists the Arabic script is undeniable part of their cultural inheritance that influences their creativity: they may use the script to illustrate poetry, to reinforce an Arab or Muslim identity, or to make political points. As a result these contemporary artists are inventing exciting new genres that are still unmistakably informed by their own artistic traditions..._From the BOOK JACKET
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