These are the tools of the present - Beirut Cairo

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title These are the tools of the present - Beirut Cairo
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mai Abu Eldahab
By (author) November Paynter
By (author) Marnie Slater
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:198
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreTheory of art
ISBN/Barcode 9783956793288
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Sternberg Press
Imprint Sternberg Press
Publication Date 22 July 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

This publication comprises a series of interviews with contemporary artists, musicians, and writers who are in dialogue with Beirut and Cairo. While not purporting to be an overview of the art scenes in these cities, this book begins to draw a picture of how artists think about what it means to be active in the contexts of these cities. It offers insight into the circumstances that structured these artists' stories, and the often accidental influences that have shaped how their practices have developed. These are the tools of the present is published on the occasion of Meeting Points 8, "Both Sides of the Curtain." Meeting Points is an international multidisciplinary contemporary arts event that takes the Arab world as a starting point to pose questions about art. Meeting Points tries to imagine and interrogate models for the production and presentation of contemporary art, developed through curatorial research in the Arab world. Copublished with Mophradat Contributors Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Haig Aivazian, Mounira Al Solh, Doa Aly, Andeel, Mirene Arsanios, Malak Helmy, Iman Issa, Mahmoud Khaled, Maurice Louca, Jasmina Metwaly, Joe Namy, Nile Sunset Annex, November Paynter, Roy Samaha, Sharif Sehnaoui, Rania Stephan, Christophe Wavelet, Lauren Wetmore