Palestinian ArtTurmoil 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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... Palestinian art . Experiences of trauma , loss and dispersal have had a profound impact on the lives of Palestinians for many decades . Despite the turmoil , Palestinian artists have continued to create powerful works of art that ...
... Palestinian art . Experiences of trauma , loss and dispersal have had a profound impact on the lives of Palestinians for many decades . Despite the turmoil , Palestinian artists have continued to create powerful works of art that ...
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... Palestinian art , well - mean- ing friends and colleagues have suggested that I should write about something else . I have been relentlessly urged to pursue ' more impor- tant ' and ' mainstream ' subjects or- to use blunt and decoded ...
... Palestinian art , well - mean- ing friends and colleagues have suggested that I should write about something else . I have been relentlessly urged to pursue ' more impor- tant ' and ' mainstream ' subjects or- to use blunt and decoded ...
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... Palestinian art . Yet , as I delved into the art and tried to reach a more profound understanding of its inner core , I discovered that many of the artworks - their diverse stylistic and thematic mien notwithstanding - expressed ...
... Palestinian art . Yet , as I delved into the art and tried to reach a more profound understanding of its inner core , I discovered that many of the artworks - their diverse stylistic and thematic mien notwithstanding - expressed ...
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... Palestinian artists . I had approximately one year to prepare my lecture . Naively , I was certain that I would find numerous books on Palestinian art from which I could choose images of Jerusalem that I would be able to study and ...
... Palestinian artists . I had approximately one year to prepare my lecture . Naively , I was certain that I would find numerous books on Palestinian art from which I could choose images of Jerusalem that I would be able to study and ...
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... Palestinian artists forged their artistic expression . IV In hindsight it becomes clear that my personal , eye - opening journey was not unique . Parallel to my experiences in the yellow Subaru , analo- gous revelations and revisions ...
... Palestinian artists forged their artistic expression . IV In hindsight it becomes clear that my personal , eye - opening journey was not unique . Parallel to my experiences in the yellow Subaru , analo- gous revelations and revisions ...
Contents
Introduction Broken Narratives and DisOrientalism | 15 |
The Shadow of the Nakba Art before 1948 | 23 |
Exile and Memories Art after 1948 | 47 |
EARTH AND SKY | 59 |
Earth Sliman Mansour and the Poetics of Sumud | 60 |
Sky Kamal Boullata and the Quest for Light | 93 |
BODY AND HOME | 119 |
Mona Hatoum Nomadic Bodies Exilic Spaces | 121 |
BEING ARAB IN ISRAEL | 175 |
Visual Voices from the Interior | 176 |
Postscript | 217 |
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Acknowledgements | 247 |
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