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Palestinian Art (Paperback)
[Buy it!] | Gannit Ankori | USD 55.64
(Thu Jun 6 21:31:35 2024) | Abebooks | Grand Eagle Retail | ISBN10: 1861892594, ISBN13: 9781861892591, [publisher: Reaktion Books, London] Softcover Paperback. During the last decade there has been an increasing awareness of non-Western cultures and of art from so-called ?peripheral? places, yet Palestinian art remains either totally overlooked or relegated to the furthest margins of the art world. This new book redresses the imbalance: Palestinian Art is the first study to explore the significance and complexity of contemporary Palestinian art, and is the only book devoted solely to the subject in English. Gannit Ankori outlines the history and development of Palestinian art from its early roots in folk art and traditional Christian and Islamic painting, through its nationalistic phase, to the diverse and hybrid forms it takes today. Based on years of intensive research, countless studio visits and numerous interviews, the author offers a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the oeuvre of contemporary Palestinian artists both prominent and lesser-known, working in the Middle East or the West. She also traces the historiography of Palestinian art. The author provides detailed interpretations of the meaning and significance of works of art, as well as a thorough analysis of the complex historical, geographical, political and cultural contexts within which they were created. Many contemporary Palestinian artists have found themselves at a crossroads between tradition and modernity, between their native Arab communities and the European cultures in which they were often educated. The book navigates between the personal and biographical dimensions of specific artworks ? abstract and figurative painting, sculpture, installations and performance ? and the collective identity components imbedded within them. Exploring the dispersed and fragmented reality of Palestinian society, artists and their work, nationalism and modernism, and addressing questions related to hybridity, gender, exile, colonialism and post-colonialism, this book is a necessary introduction to Palestinian visual culture, illuminating along the way political, literary and cultural aspects of Palestinian identity. Turmoil and violence have defined the lives of Palestinian people over the last few decades, yet in the midst of the chaos artists live and thrive, creating little-seen work that is a powerful response to their situation. Gannit Ankori's "Palestinian Art" is the first in-depth English-language assessment of contemporary Palestinian art, and it offers an unprecedented and wholly original overview of this art in all its complexity. Ankori comprehensively traces the full history and development of Palestinian art, from its roots in folk art and traditional Christian and Islamic painting to the predominance of nationalistic themes and diverse media used today. Drawing on over a decade of extensive research, studio visits, and interviews, Ankori explores the vast oeuvre of prominent contemporary Palestinian artists, navigating between the personal and biographical dimensions of specific artworks and the symbolic meanings embedded within them. She provides detailed interpretations of many works and considers the complex historical, geographical, political, and cultural contexts in which the art was created. Questions of gender, exile, colonialism, postcolonialism, and hybridity are integral to Ankori's investigation as she probes the influence and thematic dominance of issues such as rootedness and displacement in Palestinian art. "Palestinian Art" is a fascinating introduction to a virtually unknown visual culture that has been subsumed under the torrent of current political turmoil. A groundbreaking and essential work of art scholarship, "Palestinian Art" illuminates new and unique facets of the Palestinian cultural identity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
[Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
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