'Begun in the early 1980s, the Khalid Shoman Collection in Amman is one of the first of its kind dedicated exclusively to contemporary art of the Arab world. This extensive and richly illustrated book gathers the voices of artists, architects, critics and scholars to reflect on the collection and its role in narrating a regional art history. Its presentation of diverse works by over 140 artists traces the shifts and transformations in Arabic artistic practices over the last 40 years, while contributions by Anneka Lenssen, Faisal Darraj, Hassan Khan, Sarah Rogers and Saleem Al-Bahloly, among others, offer essays and insights exploring a range of art historical concerns and personal reflections.' - from the publisher

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Language

English, 

Arabic, 

French

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2013

No of pages

463

ISBN / ISSN

9789082148404

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology, 

catalogue

Chapter headings

Essays

Histories in the Making: The Khalid Shoman Collection and Darat al Funun - Sarah ROGERS

The Peculiarities of Arab Modernity - Faisal DARRAJ

Distances Greater than Between These Walls: On Ideals and the Constitution of an Audience - Anneka LENSSEN

Between the Promise of Life and Its Fragility: The Arab Body in The Khalid Shoman Collection - Kirsten SCHEID

Art History Outside the History of Art - Saleem AL-BAHLOLY

Transitions and Translations - Ulrich LOOCK

Before Painting: Nicola Saig, Painting, and Photographic Seeing - Stephen SHEEHI

The Case Against Continuity, or Is It Possible to Be Enchanted? - Hassan KHAN

The Peculiarities of Arab Modernity (Text in Arabic) - Faisal DARRAJ

Reflections

Our Journey Through Time - Suha SHOMAN

Invisible Threads - Emily JACIR

Rejuvenating Amman's Core - Mohammad AL-ASAD

Code Pink, or Ideas from a Blue House - Oraib TOUKAN

Passage (Text in French) - Rachid KORAICHI

From a Mirage to a Home - Nada SHABOUT

Away... from the Butterfly of My Dreams - Sheena WAGSTAFF

Seeds of Growth: The Sakakini Cultural Centre and Darat al Funun - Adila LAIDI-HANIEH

For Darat al Funun - Andree SFEIR-SEMLER

Why We Are Remembered - Sama ALSHAIBI

When Will My Story Be Told? - Samar DUDIN

Moments in Darat al Funun 1993-1998 - Rajwa Bint ALI

Darat al Funun, Suha, and I - Samia HALABY

From a Bond of Friendship to a Link in Art - Wijdan F. AL HASHEMI

The Excavation - Pierre BIKAI

A Touch of Magic - A Constant Inspiration - Tania NASIR

A Work of Beauty - Mamdouh BISHARAT

My Amman - Annemarie JACIR, آن ماري جاسر‎

Tracing Time - Raed IBRAHIM

A Thought (Text in Arabic) - Ziad DALLOUL

Darat al Funun: A Real Place Defending Our Freedom (Text in Arabic) - Adnan YAHYA

An Oasis of Contemporary Arab Art (Text in Arabic) - Rafa AL-NASIRI

The Long Stone Stairs (Text in Arabic) - Ali KAAF

A Moment Before You Close Your Eyes (Text in Arabic) - Ibrahim RASHID

From the Daily Journal of The Friend Painting... to Suha (Text in Arabic) - Marwan Kassab BACHI

Darat al Funun: Memories of the Place and Its People (Text in Arabic) - Khaled KHREIS

Beyond 100° Centigrade (Text in Arabic) - Maha MUSTAFA

Would Art Permit Its Critique and Criticism? (Text in Arabic) - Ahlam SHIBLI

A Window to Arab Arts (Text in Arabic) - May MUZAFAR

Darat al Funun: Arabic Cultural Pulse in the Heart of Amman (Al Rai newspaper, 26/09/1993) [Text in Arabic] - Mona SAUDI

Our Journey Through Time (Text in Arabic) - Suha SHOMAN

Arab Art Histories: The Khalid Shoman Collection
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