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Art & Patronage:
The Middle East
Hardback, 34 x 25 cm, 320 pp.
Art & Patronage: The Middle East is the first attempt to capture the vitality and cultural richness of this new wave of art patronage. Profiling fifty leading collectors and patrons in the region, it goes behind closed doors to take a peek at their collections, and explore the motivation and passion behind their inspiring visions. These are the people shaping the new cultural landscape of the Middle East, Turkey, Iran and North Africa, as well as preserving past glories for future generations.
New Vision
Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century
Hardback, 29 x 25 cm, 288 pp.
A groundbreaking book that brings together 90 of the most exciting, challenging and innovative Arab contemporary artists and curators, including Mona Hatoum, Susan Hefuna, Hassan Khan, Jeffar Khaldi, Diana Al Hadid and Yto Barrada. Sumptuously illustrated throughout, it is the single most comprehensive and informative survey of this region’s art available.
TransGlobe Publishing, Ltd.
6 New Street Square
London EC4A 3LX
United Kingdom
© 2012
TransGlobe Publishing, Ltd.
All rights reserved.
Unleashed
Contemporary Art from Turkey
Hardback, 29 x 25 cm, 328 pp.
Turkey, the bridge between continents, has witnessed many golden ages of art throughout the centuries, and today it is once again home to an extraordinarily vibrant contemporary art scene. Internationally recognized artists such as Kutluğ Ataman are relentlessly pushing boundaries while others such as Gülsün Karamustafa, Hale Tenger, Taner Ceylan, İrfan Önürmen, Banu Cennetoğlu, Ahmet Öğüt, Canan Tolon, Ömer Ali Kazma, Haluk Akakçe and Ramazan Bayrakoğlu are producing works of breathtaking beauty and great conceptual depth. Yet these represent only the tip of the iceberg.
Different Sames
New Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art
Hardback, 29 x 25 cm, 304 pp.
A spectacular survey of modern and contemporary Iranian art, featuring in-depth profiles of and exclusive interviews with over 100 artists and curators including Shirin Neshat, Monir Farmanfarmaian, Y. Z. Kami, Parviz Tanavoli, Ali Banisadr and Tala Mandani. Richly illustrated with over 500 works, many never published before, it makes the perfect companion to the art of this country.
Frozen Dreams:
Contemporary Art from Russia
Hardback, 29 x 25 cm, 296 pp.
Frozen Dreams is the first comprehensive survey of contemporary art from Russia. Culturally and geographically thought of as part of Europe while at the same time a vast country stretching over nine time zones, Russia is a major world power with seemingly endless natural resources and undeniable political significance. How has Russia’s rapidly changing political and economic landscape shaped its art? And how does art affect social and cultural change within Russia?
Sanctuary:
Britain's Artists and their Studios
Hardback, 32 x 25 cm, 600pp.
From Botticelli to Bacon, artists have always invested their personalities in their working environments, but these private spaces, often containing the visible remains of artistic ingenuity, toil and torment, are usually kept behind firmly closed doors. Sanctuary: Britain’s Artists and their Studios gives a rare and privileged insight to the studios and inspirations of 120 of Britain’s greatest living artists working today, both in Britain and abroad.
