Böcker av Sam Bardaouil

Artworks and archival documents from Lebanon's turbulent postwar yearsThis volume revisits a turbulent chapter in Lebanese modernism, from the 1958 crisis to the 1975 outbreak of civil war. Through 230 works by 34 artists and more than 300 archival documents, it shows how collisions between art, culture and polarized political ideologies turned Beirut's art scene into a microcosm for larger transregional tensions.

The 16th Lyon Biennale centers on the theme of fragilityThis volume accompanies the 16th Lyon Biennale in which a broad coalition of international artists embody the theme of fragility. In doing so, they reveal a nuanced patchwork of narratives illuminating moments of resilience in the face of social, political and environmental upheaval.

A contemporary panorama of the artistic responses made to the detrimental effects of human-made barriers, divisions and walls

A contemporary panorama of the artistic responses made to the detrimental effects of human-made barriers, divisions and walls. Text in German.

Reality and fiction conflate in Alghanem's site-specific, two-channel video installation for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. Text in Arabic.

Nujoom Alghanem's video and sound installation for the UAE pavilion at the 58th Venice BiennaleEmirati artist Nujoom Alghanem's (born 1962) installation Passage weaves together two genres of storytelling--Arabic poetry and filmmaking--exploring the emotional and physical experience of displacement. This volume includes Alghanem's poetry, film stills, images, an essay and an interview.

Suitable for curators, art historians, artists, sociologists, political scientists, citizens of the Arab world and students of art, art history, and the Middle East, this book aims to provide readers with snap shots of the states of mind of intellectually engaged Arab artists.