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The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of
contemporary Iranian art This sumptuous volume features almost 250
contemporary artworks and a selection of medieval and early modern
Islamic art - the heralded collection of Mohammed Afkhami, a
prominent player at the cultural and regional front line of Middle
Eastern art. Honar (meaning 'art' in Farsi, the language of Iran),
includes works ranging from the disturbingly subversive to
exquisitely inclusive, exhibiting the pain of exile, the querying
of ideology, and the artistic insistence on personal independence.
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Suad Al-Attar (Hardcover)
Nesma Shubber; Artworks by Suad Al-Attar; Foreword by Venetia Porter
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R896
Discovery Miles 8 960
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Suad Al-Attar is an extensively illustrated monograph featuring
original photography of more than 100 expressive and surrealistic
paintings and drawings by one of Iraq's most renowned artists.
Written by the artist's granddaughter - writer and art historian
Nesma Shubber - the book offers unique access to the career of a
truly sensational artist and painter. In beautifully written prose,
Shubber tells the story of her grandmother's life and work.
Beginning with the artist's early formative years in Baghdad and
her arrival in London in 1976, we discover the origins of
Al-Attar's international career up to the present day in a personal
account of an extraordinary woman and artist. For the first time,
this book brings together treasured drawings and paintings
carefully selected from the artist's archive to form the most
comprehensive published collection of work by Suad Al-Attar as well
as a rare document of her remarkable life.
The annual ritual pilgrimage to Makkah was established by the
Prophet Muhammad in the last year of his life (AD 632). Over the
following centuries the experience and importance of Hajj have been
evocatively documented in countless ways. Highlighting the
pilgrims' journey across time, the sacred rituals of Hajj, and the
city of Makkah itself, this beautiful little book features
illuminated manuscripts, wall paintings and photographs, as well as
calligraphy, textiles, scientific instruments, decorative tiles,
maps, ceramics, metalwork and powerful works by contemporary
artists.
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