On language and modern art: A reflection

Anneka Lenssen, Nada Shabout, Sarah Rogers

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Abstract

This essay, written collectively by the co-editors of the publication Modern Art in the Arab World: Primary Documents (2018), provides an account of the book's conception, institutional backing, and multi-year process of research and editing. The authors reflect in particular on the translational politics that obtain in the global art world and the museum sector as well as the academic study of the modern Middle East.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)71-79
Number of pages9
JournalReview of Middle East Studies
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2020

Keywords

  • Arab world
  • Archives
  • Globalization
  • Modern art
  • Translation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Sociology and Political Science

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