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EXPO 2020 Dubai : on the Book of sceneries

Title

EXPO 2020 Dubai : on the Book of sceneries / edited by Tarek Abou El Fetouh and Ala Younis.

Publication

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2022]
©2022

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Description

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 27 cm +

Summary

The 'Book of Optics', written by the Arab scholar Ibn al Haytham in 1021 AD, formed the conceptual framework of the Public Art Program of EXPO 2020 Dubai. Eleven renowned artists were invited to create newly commissioned, permanent artworks in public space to explore this central work of medieval science. The publication presents the works together with numerous text contributions. They explore the philosophical definitions of vision, cognition, and the importance of imagination in constructing a coherent picture of reality. With over 190 countries participating, EXPO 2020 Dubai brought together numerous cultural and artistic initiatives to build bridges between people, communities, and nations.00Works by: Hamra Abbas, Asma Belhamar, Afra al Dhaheri, Olafur Eliasson, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Shaikha al Mazrou, Monira al Qadiri, Khalil Rabah, Abdullah al Saadi, Yinka Shonibare, and Haegue Yang.00Exhibition: EXPO 2020 Dubai, United Arab Emirates (01.10.2021 - 31.03.2022).

Alternative Title

On the Book of sceneries

Subject

Note

On the occasion of an exhibition held at EXPO Dubai, October 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Expo 2020 Dubai UAE Public Art Programme -- Taneli Kukkonen in conversation with Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi in conversation with Homi K. Bhabha -- Desert-as-Method : land art in the Arabian Peninsula / Ahmad Makia with Samuel Tafreshi -- Ibn al-Haytham in context -- Ibn al-Haytham's phenomenology of visual perception / Nader El-Bizri.

Call Number

JQF 22-1112

ISBN

9783775750486
3775750487

OCLC

1285695452

Title

EXPO 2020 Dubai : on the Book of sceneries / edited by Tarek Abou El Fetouh and Ala Younis.

Publisher

Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2022]

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Abou El Fetouh, Tarek, editor.

Younis, Ala, editor.

Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (2021 : UAE, Dubai), host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 22-1112

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