Research Catalog

Title

Inspired by the East : how the Islamic world influenced Western art / edited by William Greenwood, Lucien de Guise.

Publication

• London : The British Museum Press, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Greenwood, William
• De Guise, Lucien
• British Museum, host institution.
• Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, host institution.

Description

256 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm

Summary

Charting the fascinating history of cultural and artistic interactions between East and West, this exhibition explores the impact the Islamic world has had on Western art for centuries. Artistic exchange between East and West has a long and intertwined history, and the exhibition picks these stories up from the 15th century, following cultural interactions that can still be felt today. Objects from Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa highlight a centuries-old tradition of influence and exchange from East to West. The diverse selection of objects includes ceramics, photography, glass, jewellery and clothing, as well as contemporary art, showcasing how artistic exchange influenced a variety of visual and decorative arts. The show takes a deeper look at the art movement of 'Orientalism' - specifically the way in which North Africa and the Middle East were represented as lands of beauty and intrigue, especially in European and North American art. Often blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, Orientalist art reached its heyday in the mid-1800s, as Europeans and North Americans were looking overseas to fundamentally learn more about other cultures, but its popularity had faded by the 1940s with the decline of the British Empire. Exhibition: The British Museum, London, UK (10.10.2019-26.01.2020).

Subjects

• Art
• Europe
• Exhibition catalogs
• History
• Orientalism in art > Exhibitions
• Islamic art > Appreciation > Europe > Exhibitions
• Art > Europe > History > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• Published to accompany an exhibition held at the British Museum, London and the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-251) and index.

Contents

The Orientalism debate / John M. MacKenzie -- The origins of Orientalism : a pluraity of Orients and Occidents, c. 1500-1800 / William Kynan-Wilson -- Orientalism, Orientalist art and the making of meaning / Mary Kelly -- John Frederick Lewis, 'A Memlook Bey' : disguise or disclosure? / Briony Llewellyn -- 'Beautiful as a poet's dream...' : Islamic influence on European design / Catherine L. Futter -- Orientalism and the history of photography in the Middle East / Ali Behdad -- New meanings for Orientalism : a visual dialogue with contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa / Mary Kelly.

Call Number

JQF 20-308

ISBN

• 9780714111933
• 0714111937

LCCN

2019401491

OCLC

1121094076

Title

Inspired by the East : how the Islamic world influenced Western art / edited by William Greenwood, Lucien de Guise.

Publisher

London : The British Museum Press, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-251) and index.

Added Author

Greenwood, William, editor.

De Guise, Lucien, editor.

British Museum, host institution.

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 20-308