Reflections

contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa

Venetia Porter, Charles Tripp, Natasha Morris

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British Museum Press
10 February 2021

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"""Reflections-contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa is a book that transcends ones expectations and the norms of publishing while keeping categoric faithfulness to accuracy as well as educational aptitude."" - Selections Arts Magazine

""Reflections is an ambitious, wide-ranging tome...[the book] finds its purpose as an archive of contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa, and provides a gateway for students and teachers to diversify the art canon."" - Elephant Magazine

Reflections: 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.

The 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.

The 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."

By: Venetia Porter, Charles Tripp, Natasha Morris
Imprint: British Museum Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 1.340kg
ISBN: 9780714111957
ISBN 10: 0714111953
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Venetia Porter is Curator of Islamic and contemporary Middle Eastern art at the British Museum and curator of the exhibition Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa. Charles Tripp is Emeritus Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle Eastand North Africa, SOAS and Fellow of the British Academy. Natasha Morris is Myojin-Nadar Project Curator - Modern Middle East art at the British Museum.

Reviews for Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa

"""A book that transcends one's expectations.""-- ""Selection Magazine"" ""An ambitious, wide-ranging tome.""-- ""Elephant Magazine"" ""An insight into the experiments with figuration, calligraphy and politics that have marked the past century and a half of artwork from the Middle East.""-- ""The National"""