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Contemporary art from the Islamic world (Record no. 197)

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Transcribing agency	IVS
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	709.17671 ALI
Edition information	23
Item number	236
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Ali, Wijdan
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Contemporary art from the Islamic world
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	London
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Scorpion Publications
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	1989
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	287
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	Contemporary Art from the Islamic World, edited by Princess Wijdan Ali and published in 1989, is a pioneering exhibition catalogue that surveys the emergence and evolution of modern and contemporary art across Islamic countries. The book accompanied a major exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London and draws primarily from the collection of the Royal Society of Fine Arts in Jordan. Through richly illustrated pages and essays contributed by art historians and critics, the book maps the transformation of visual expression in countries such as Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Iran, and the Gulf states. It explores how artists from these regions, while influenced by Western modernist movements, have remained rooted in indigenous forms and symbols, most notably through the integration of Arabic calligraphy—a hallmark of the Hurufiyya movement. This fusion gave rise to a distinct visual language where modern abstraction merged with classical Islamic aesthetics. The book highlights media such as painting, ceramics, and sculpture, and it emphasizes the rise of a "Calligraphic School" that represents a cultural continuity amid modern experimentation. While celebrated as one of the earliest comprehensive overviews of contemporary Islamic art, the book has been critiqued for its limited geographical scope (heavily centered on Jordan and affiliated artists) and its omission of more experimental or newer art forms like installation or performance. Nevertheless, it remains a foundational text in understanding how artists in the Islamic world have navigated identity, tradition, and modernity.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element	Contemporary Islamic Art
Form subdivision	criticism and interpretation
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Topical term or geographic name entry element	abstract art
Form subdivision	landscapes
General subdivision	religious art
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Topical term or geographic name entry element	Orientalism
Form subdivision	portraits
General subdivision	paintings
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Koha item type	Book
Source of classification or shelving scheme	Dewey Decimal Classification
Suppress in OPAC	No

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Date last seen	Total checkouts	Full call number	Barcode	Price effective from	Koha item type	Lost status	Damaged status	Not for loan	Collection	Withdrawn status	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Date acquired	Cost, normal purchase price
10/26/2021		709.17671 ALI	236	10/26/2021	Book				Fine Arts		Marium Abdulla Library	Marium Abdulla Library	Non-Ref	03/13/2008	2000.00

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