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Hamid Keshmirshekan

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Description:This book aims at examining the works of artists and their interpretation of contemporary Iranian culture and how they share a critical interest in social, political and aesthetic norms of Iran. It examines how contemporary Iranian artists contribute to post-revolutionary culture. It discusses artistic strategies and artistic production within the context of Iran as well as of Iranian artists in the diaspora. The book's contributors discuss the impact of the Islamic Revolution on art, on the formation and development of revolutionary art, as well as its effects on the emergence of artistic communities in the diaspora. They addresses the issues such as: how new contemporary means of expression displayed by Iranian artists; the problems and challenges that artists should face on the light of profound and sometimes troubled way modernity which has unfolded in Iran; as well as examine dominant contemporary questions such as the question of cross-cultural interpretations, notions of "self," cultural memory and its relation to the geographical location, etc. Relations between art and artistic policy and its role in artistic production, the question of space, place and location and their role in artistic practice by Iranian artists both inside the country and across the diaspora, also their preoccupation, engagement and dilemmas, issue of trans-national cultural and social links are also examined.This book provides an important resource and literature for students and teachers as well as the general reader of modern Iranian art and society and for all those interested in art history, cultural and artistic studies and visual culture of contemporary Iran and contemporary non-western art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Amidst Shadow and Light: Contemporary Iranian Art and Artists. To get started finding Amidst Shadow and Light: Contemporary Iranian Art and Artists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 232

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Liaoning Creative Press LTD, Hong Kong

Release: 2011

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Description: This book aims at examining the works of artists and their interpretation of contemporary Iranian culture and how they share a critical interest in social, political and aesthetic norms of Iran. It examines how contemporary Iranian artists contribute to post-revolutionary culture. It discusses artistic strategies and artistic production within the context of Iran as well as of Iranian artists in the diaspora. The book's contributors discuss the impact of the Islamic Revolution on art, on the formation and development of revolutionary art, as well as its effects on the emergence of artistic communities in the diaspora. They addresses the issues such as: how new contemporary means of expression displayed by Iranian artists; the problems and challenges that artists should face on the light of profound and sometimes troubled way modernity which has unfolded in Iran; as well as examine dominant contemporary questions such as the question of cross-cultural interpretations, notions of "self," cultural memory and its relation to the geographical location, etc. Relations between art and artistic policy and its role in artistic production, the question of space, place and location and their role in artistic practice by Iranian artists both inside the country and across the diaspora, also their preoccupation, engagement and dilemmas, issue of trans-national cultural and social links are also examined.This book provides an important resource and literature for students and teachers as well as the general reader of modern Iranian art and society and for all those interested in art history, cultural and artistic studies and visual culture of contemporary Iran and contemporary non-western art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Amidst Shadow and Light: Contemporary Iranian Art and Artists. To get started finding Amidst Shadow and Light: Contemporary Iranian Art and Artists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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