Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Abou El Fetouh, Tarek
2. Younis, Ala
3. Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (2021 : UAE, Dubai), host institution.

Description

1. 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 27 cm +

Summary

1. 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

1. On the Book of sceneries

Subject

1. Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (2021 : UAE, Dubai) > Exhibitions
2. Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau)
3. Public art > United Arab Emirates > Dubai > Exhibitions
4. Art and society > United Arab Emirates > Dubai > Exhibitions
5. Art and society
6. Public art
7. United Arab Emirates > Dubai

Contents

1. 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

1. JQF 22-1112

Note

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

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Title

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

Publisher

1. Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, [2022]

Copyright date

1. ©2022

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Added author

1. Abou El Fetouh, Tarek, editor.
2. Younis, Ala, editor.
3. Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (2021 : UAE, Dubai), host institution.

ISBN

1. 9783775750486 (hbk.)
2. 3775750487

Research call number

1. JQF 22-1112