This catalog traces the history of paper as an ancient material used from antiquity to the present day. Encompassing paper's manufacture, circulation and technical development, Stories of Paper highlights the many aspects of this humble material. The diversity of the artworks reproduced here—many of which are gathered from the collections of the Louvre, Musée Guimet, Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Centre Georges-Pompidou, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Art Foundation, Goesan Museum and the Cultural Institute of Korea—inspires readers to consider paper as a medium for creativity and exchange across centuries and cultures.
Artists include: Abdullah Al Saadi, Achille Etna Michallon, Adam Frans . . . .go to book page >>

Emirati artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim (born 1962) is one of the pioneer five” conceptualists from the United Arab Emirates (alongside Hassan Sharif, Abdullah Al Saadi, Hussain Sharif and Mohammed Kazem), and is internationally celebrated for his brightly colored sculptures and paintings that allude to the landscapes of his native country.
Reproducing more than 90 artworks and installation views by Ibrahim, this retrospective is arranged in two parts. The first provides an in-depth study of Ibrahim’s practice within the history of the UAE’s art culture. The second part provides more detailed studies of Ibrahim’s relationship to artists, poets, writers and various art . . . .go to book page >>

In 1998, the Syrian curator, gallerist and publisher Mouna Atassi brought together the acclaimed Syrian artist Fateh Moudaress (1922–99) and the great Arab poet Adonis (born 1930) for a public conversation that took place across four days at Atassi’s gallery in Damascus.
Moudaress was famous for boldly hued paintings that merge Islamic, Sumerian, Assyrian and Christian visual traditions in a uniquely modern synthesis. Similarly, Adonis—one of the most influential figures in modern Arabic poetry—has rebelled against the tropes of traditional Arabic poetry to experiment with free verse, variable meter and prose poetry; he is responsible for a colossal poetic revolution in . . . .go to book page >>

A city at the crossroads of East and West, said to have been destroyed and rebuilt seven times since antiquity, Beirut continues to nourish the imagination of many creative artists. The vibrancy of Lebanese design stands out as exceptional in the region and should be understood via the country’s long-standing cultural relations with Europe (especially France)—but also with the Emirates and their ancient craft traditions.
This publication analyzes Lebanese design’s unique convergence of economic and architectural reconstruction, social awareness and international development. It also testifies to the designers’ determination to take ownership of their destiny and image by presenting objects and . . . .go to book page >>