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Between East & West : a gulf / curators: Hamed Bukhamseen, Ali Karimi ; commissioned by the National Council for Culture, Art, and Letters - State of Kuwait.
Fine Arts Library NA1465.5 .B48 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- International Architectural Exhibition (15th : 2016 : Venice, Italy)
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Arabian Peninsula--History--Exhibitions.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Persian Gulf Region--History--Exhibitions.
- Islamic architecture--Exhibitions.
- Islamic architecture.
- Politics and government.
- Antiquities.
- History.
- Arabian Peninsula--History--Exhibitions.
- Arabian Peninsula.
- Arabian Peninsula--Antiquities--Exhibitions.
- Arabian Peninsula--Politics and government--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Persian Gulf States--History--Exhibitions.
- Persian Gulf States.
- Persian Gulf States--Antiquities--Exhibitions.
- Persian Gulf States--Politics and government--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Actar D, [2017]
- Language Note:
- In English and Arabic.
- Summary:
- 'Between East and West: A Gulf' looks towards the contested hydrography of the Arabian/Persian Gulf and proposes a new masterplan for the region. In an area of physical, religious, and political division, the publication tells the story of the Gulf's islands and the possibilities they hold for a joint territorial project. Hundreds of islands dot the waters between the Arabian and Persian shores. An afterthought in the political maneuverings of their respective coasts, tell an alternative narrative to the one which drives conceptions of the region. They represent a possibility greater than spaces of political contestation and hesitant demarcation. These islands are the sites of identity in formation, places of experimentation and architectural invention. Their historical roles were as varied as places of leisure, spirituality, planning, war, exile, and health.
- Notes:
- This publication was commissioned by the National Council for Culture, Art, and Letters (NCCAL), for the Kuwait Pavilion at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1945150785
- 9781945150784
- OCLC:
- 1089381478
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