Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East

By Lisa Farmjam, Saatchi Gallery, Lisa Farjam

"At its best, this candid collection from the Islamic world is inventive and truly fearless."- The Observer, London This lavish volume, published to accompany an exhibition at London's new Saatchi Gallery, is a striking collection of contemporary art from the Middle East. As Lisa Farjam, founder of Bidoun magazine, writes in her introduction, "The Middle East today is routinely viewed through the all-too-predictable prism of strife, oppression and terrorism, which obscures a great deal." With works gathered from artists of Middle Eastern origin living all over the world, Unveiled reveals a region of dizzying complexity and energy, characterized by diverse cultural, historical and political influences that stretch back centuries. Diana Al-Hadid, Ahmed Alsoudani, Nadia Ayari, Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh, Barbad Golshiri and Shadi Ghadirian are just a few of the artists whose work is represented in these vibrant, stunning pages.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861543131
• ISBN13: 9781861543134
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Booth-Clibborn Editions
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.3" x 12.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary