Full Description
The work of 18 Arab women artists from around the world is collected together here, challenging Western stereotypes of the female role in Arab society and vividly illustrating how women experience and question their lives in the Arabic diaspora.
Contents
Part 1: cross-cultural dialogues - identities, contexts and meanings, Fran Lloyd; ensuring visibility - art, history and patronage, Siumee H. Keelan; bodies in representation - contemporary Arab women's art, Tina Sherwell; elements of empowerment - support systems in art practice, Salwa Nashashibi. Part 2: diverse bodies of experience - 18 contemporary Arab artists - artists and audience; artists' biographies; artists' bibliographies.