Do It: [In Arabic]

By Adila Laïdi-Hanieh and Bruce Altshuler

Book Overview

Embodying Marcel Duchamp's words that "art is a game between all people of all periods," Do It in Arabic] features more than 70 artists' instructions, in both English and Arabic, that anyone can use to make a new work of art.

Since its inception in 1993, Hans Ulrich Obrist's multiplatform Do It project has been realized in more than 50 locations worldwide. Do It in Arabic] collects new instructions commissioned for the exhibition's most recent iteration organized by Sharjah Art Foundation, including those of artists Adel Abdessemed, Etel Adnan, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Mona Hatoum and Jalal Toufic. Essays by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie and Adila La di-Hanieh and a conversation between co-curators Hoor Al Qasimi and Obrist, which considers the relevance of Do It within the context of the Arabic-speaking world, accompany these instructions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9948446720
• ISBN13: 9789948446729
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Sharjah Art Foundation
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

an unusual, clever, and fun angle on contemporary art

The editor/curators of this book got 50 contemporary artists to each write down instructions for a do-it-yourself art project, for the reader to try. Each is a small revelation of the artist, and a thought-provoker in itself. It's intelligent and fun -- a very clever expression and extension of contemporary art. It's just the thing for anyone who wishes they were artistic: you read an entry, and have the curious sensation that, not only is the project something you could do, but it would be an actual participation in the contemporary art world, pre-endorsed by prominent artists and curators.