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Palestinian Art
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Palestinian Art Paperback - 2006

by Gannit Ankori

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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.

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In my quest to contextualize the lives and work of the artists who are the focal point of this book, and to uncover the cultural foundations upon which their creative output is based, I found numerous gaps and lacunae.

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  • Title Palestinian Art
  • Author Gannit Ankori
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Reaktion Books, London
  • Publication date April 15, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781861892591 / 1861892594
  • Weight 1.83 lbs (0.83 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.84 x 7.5 x 0.74 in (24.99 x 19.05 x 1.88 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Art, Palestinian
  • Dewey Decimal Code 704.039

About the author

Gannit Ankori is professor of art history and theory in the Departments of Fine Arts and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Schusterman Center, at Brandeis University. She is the author of Imaging Her Selves: Frida Kahlo's Poetics of Identity and Fragmentation; Frida Kahlo: Art, Life, Diary; and Frida Kahlo, the last also published by Reaktion Books. She is the interim director and chief curator of the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University.
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