Inspired by the East : how the Islamic world influenced Western art / edited by William Greenwood, Lucien de Guise ; [authors, John M. MacKenzie [and six others]].
Greenwood, William (Curator), editor.; De Guise, Lucien, editor.; Behdad, Ali, 1961- contributor.; Futter, Catherine, contributor.; Kelly, Mary, (Professor) contributor.; Kynan-Wilson, William, contributor.; Llewellyn, Briony, contributor.; MacKenzie, John M. (John MacDonald), 1943- contributor.; British Museum, host institution.; Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, host institution.
2019
N6351.2.I85 A4 2019 (Mapit)
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Title Inspired by the East : how the Islamic world influenced Western art / edited by William Greenwood, Lucien de Guise ; [authors, John M. MacKenzie [and six others]].
ISBN 9780714111933 (hardcover)
0714111937 (hardcover)
Published London : The British Museum Press, 2019.
Copyright ©2019
Language English
Description 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Call Number N6351.2.I85 A4 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification 709.4
Summary A broad view of the West's complex relationship with the Middle East and North Africa, told through a selection of exquisite art objects. The West has long had a fascination with the art and culture of the "Orient." The volume sheds light on the complex cultural exchange between these civilisations, which has generated a profusion of beautiful objects, perhaps most famously the Orientalist paintings and decorative arts of the nineteenth century. This richly illustrated book offers a new perspective on what the Islamic world has meant to the Western artists, designers, and thinkers. At the same time, instances of East looking West are explored, as artists in the Middle East and North Africa used and subverted the Orientalist gaze for their own purposes. The collection of essays approach the subject from a variety of viewpoints, investigating questions of authenticity, exoticism, intercultural connections, and globalization over five centuries. Dust jacket, front-inside flap.
Note Published to accompany an exhibition held at the British Museum, London, October 10, 2019-January 26, 2020, and the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, [originally scheduled June 20-September 20, 2020].
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Greenwood, William (Curator), editor.
De Guise, Lucien, editor.
Behdad, Ali, 1961- contributor.
Futter, Catherine, contributor.
Kelly, Mary, (Professor) contributor.
Kynan-Wilson, William, contributor.
Llewellyn, Briony, contributor.
MacKenzie, John M. (John MacDonald), 1943- contributor.
Added Corporate Author British Museum, host institution.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, host institution.
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The Orientalism debate / John M. MacKenzie
The origins of Orientalism : a pluraity of Orients and Occidents, c. 1500-1800 / William Kynan-Wilson
Orientalism, orientalist art and the making of meaning / Mary Kelly
John Frederick Lewis, 'A Memlook Bey' : disguise or disclosure? / Briony Llewellyn
Beautiful as a poet's dream : Islamic influence on European design / Catherine L. Futter
Orientalism and the history of photography in the Middle East / Ali Behdad
New meanings for Orientalism : a visual dialogue with contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa / Mary Kelly.

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