Sample Books from the Catalog
Modern Art in the Arab World by Call Number: Dana Library N7265.3.M627 2018ISBN: 9781633450387Publication Date: 2018-06-07
Imperfect Chronology by Call Number: Art Library N7265.3.I47 2015ISBN: 9783791354859Publication Date: 2015-11-25
Street Art in the Middle East by Call Number: Proquest Ebook CentralISBN: 9781784539900Publication Date: 2019-06-13
Arts of Allusion by Call Number: Oxford Scholarship Online CompleteISBN: 9780190695910Publication Date: 2018-08-28
Arab Islamic Art by Call Number: Art Library N6260.A37 1999ISBN: 9774244761Publication Date: 2000-01-01
The Transformation of Islamic Art During the Sunni Revival by Call Number: Ebook Central Academic CompleteISBN: 9780295981253Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Contemporary Art from the Middle East by Call Number: Art Library N7265.C65 2015ISBN: 9781784530020Publication Date: 2015-01-30
Art History in the Middle East
Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online is a free and open-access online platform of digital resources to aid the teaching of Islamic art, architecture, and visual culture. It is sponsored by the Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum (DISC) at the University of Michigan through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In its initial stage, the platform provides original multimedia content developed by scholars from across the field of Islamic art, which is intended to aid educators in the creation of an interactive learning environment and to contribute to new ways of teaching in general, bringing new voices, perspectives, and materials into our classrooms.
Modern Middle East Artists
- Dia al-AzzawiOne of Iraq's most influential modern artists.
Art Museums, Galleries and Events
Today, art in the middle east is centered in Qatar.
- BARJEEL ART FOUNDATIONFoundation focused on Middle Eastern Art.
- Arts & Crafts CenterA vibrant center in Doha, Qatar introducing art to the public.
- Louvre Abu DhabiModeled off the Louvre in France, this Art Museum seeks to be the preeminent art museum in the Middle East.
- Art DubaiA major Art festival held in Dubai every year.
- The Khalid Shoman Foundation Darat al FununA platform for contemporary Arab artists, researching, documenting and archiving Arab art.
Films
Inside the Middle East Contemporary Arab Art Scene: This short documentary focuses on Dia Azzawi, and his vision for modern art in the Middle East today.
Marketplace Middle East Art Business: This short documentary focuses on the business of Art in the Middle East today.
Paradise Found: Islamic Art, India and the Middle East: Documentary on Middle Eastern Art
Art by Country
The art of the Middle East including Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine by Call Number: Alexander Library N5343.W613Publication Date: 1961
Palestinian Art by Call Number: Art Library N7277.A45 2006ISBN: 9781861892591Publication Date: 2006-04-15
Arthur Upham Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art by Call Number: Ebook Central Academic CompleteISBN: 9004309896Publication Date: 2016-03-17
