Fatenn Mostafa-Kanafani: The Egyptian Avant-Garde, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Reclaiming the Narrative. The Egyptian avant-garde: Western derivatives or independent pioneers?

>Navigating the complex intersection of art, politics, and society, Kanafani demonstrates how Egypt's two most critical artist collectives—the Art & Liberty Group and the Contemporary Art Group—were at the forefront of a radical reimagining of Egypt, challenging Western-centric predefined frameworks that either label the former as a derivative of international Surrealism or view the latter through the lens of Islam.
The Egyptian Avant-Garde offers the first in-depth comparative study of these progressive cultural forces, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of their ideological and visual disruptions during Egypt's fight for independence from colonial rule and in the aftermath of the 1952 Revolution.