Tracing the cultural, political and artistic developments over a 17-year period in Beirut’s modern history
This volume chronicles a turbulent chapter in the development of modernism in Beirut, beginning in 1958 and ending with the 1975 outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. The accompanying exhibition highlights how collisions between art, culture and polarized political ideologies turned Beirut’s art scene into a microcosm of larger transregional tensions.
FORMAT: Hbk, 8.75 x 10.25 in. / 272 pgs / 290 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $45.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $63 ISBN: 9788836652945 PUBLISHER: Silvana Editoriale AVAILABLE: 5/30/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of stock indefinitely AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Beirut and the Golden Sixties Manifesto of Fragility, Biennale de Lyon
Published by Silvana Editoriale. Edited by Sam Bardaouil, Till Fellrath.
Tracing the cultural, political and artistic developments over a 17-year period in Beirut’s modern history
This volume chronicles a turbulent chapter in the development of modernism in Beirut, beginning in 1958 and ending with the 1975 outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War. The accompanying exhibition highlights how collisions between art, culture and polarized political ideologies turned Beirut’s art scene into a microcosm of larger transregional tensions.
