A Picture of Poetry: The Artist's Books of Dia al-Azzawi
Edited by Louisa Macmilan. Contributions by Francesca Leoni, Nada Shabout, Wen-chin Ouyang, Dia al-Azzawi, Saleem Al-Bahloly.
The collected artist's books of a pioneering Iraqi painter
Inspired by illustrated Islamic manuscripts and modern book art, Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s (born 1939) love of literature informs all aspects of his practice. This volume gathers his artists books from the 1960s to today, a little-known body of work, publishing them in full for the first time.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 9.5 x 12.75 in. / 352 pgs / 300 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $70.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $98 ISBN: 9788857248592 PUBLISHER: SKIRA AVAILABLE: 9/26/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA LA
A Picture of Poetry: The Artist's Books of Dia al-Azzawi
Published by SKIRA. Edited by Louisa Macmilan. Contributions by Francesca Leoni, Nada Shabout, Wen-chin Ouyang, Dia al-Azzawi, Saleem Al-Bahloly.
The collected artist's books of a pioneering Iraqi painter
Inspired by illustrated Islamic manuscripts and modern book art, Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s (born 1939) love of literature informs all aspects of his practice. This volume gathers his artists books from the 1960s to today, a little-known body of work, publishing them in full for the first time.
