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]].

9780714111933 (hardcover)
0714111937 (hardcover)

London : The British Museum Press, 2019.

©2019

English

256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

N8217.E88 I57 2019

709.4

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.

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].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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