BOOK

Creating spaces of hope : young artists and the new imagination in Egypt

Seymour-Jorn, Caroline author

2021

Overview

\"Creating Spaces of Hope\" explores some of the newest, most dynamic creativity emerging from young artists in Egypt and the way in which these artists engage, contest, and struggle with the social and political landscape of post-revolutionary Egypt. How have different types of artists, studio artists, graffiti artists, musicians and writers responded personally and artistically to the various stages of political transformation in Egypt since the January 25 revolution. What has the political or social role of art been in these periods of transition and uncertainty? What are the aesthetic shifts and stylistic transformations present in the contemporary Egyptian art world? Based on personal interviews with artists over many years of research in Cairo, Caroline Seymour-Jorn moves beyond current understandings of creative work primarily as a form of resistance or political commentary, providing a more nuanced analysis of creative production in the Arab world.

• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Subject: Art and society Egypt History 21st century / Art, Egyptian 21st century
• ISBN: 9774169743, 9789774169748

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N72.S6 S445 2021	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE
N 72 .S6 S49 2021	1	BOOK	ARTS