Beirut and the Golden Sixties
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Author: Bardaouil, Sam
This volume revisits a turbulent chapter in Lebanese modernism, from the 1958 crisis to the 1975 outbreak of civil war. Through 230 works by 34 artists and more than 300 archival documents, it shows how collisions between art, culture and polarised political ideologies turned Beirut’s art scene into a microcosm for larger transregional tensions.
ISBN 9788836654260. Silvana Editoriale. hb. 240 pages. 300 colour ills. 26 x 22.2 cm.
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This volume revisits a turbulent chapter in Lebanese modernism, from the 1958 crisis to the 1975 outbreak of civil war. Through 230 works by 34 artists and more than 300 archival documents, it shows how collisions between art, culture and polarised political ideologies turned Beirut’s art scene into a microcosm for larger transregional tensions.
ISBN 9788836654260. Silvana Editoriale. hb. 240 pages. 300 colour ills. 26 x 22.2 cm.
available