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“Damascus: Tourists, Artists, Secret Agents” is a pseudo-fictitious encounter of artists, dancers, secret agents, speculative writers, lovers, film-makers and photographers who come together to unravel the rumours, questions and traces of the mysterious disappearances that happen in the subconscious urban setting of one of the world’s oldest cities.
The narrative takes place in Damascus in 2008. Three people suddenly disappear: Zaat al-Abed, a presumed secret agent, Leena Kilkka, curator of the Damascus Biennial, an event that never happens, and a flâneur, whose diary is accidentally lost and found… It is a textual and visual narrative, that emerged out of the collaboration of more than thirty international artists and writers. read more
Author Caecilia Pieri is preparing a doctorate in urban history at the EHESS in parallel with her function as leading editorial project manager at the Editions du patrimoine. With ' modern' domestic architecture as her point of departure, her extensive knowledge of the bagdadi field, through the reproduction of historical maps, plans and high-quality photographic prints Caecilia Pieri traces an eloquent picture of the urban life of the 1920-1950 era, which was marked by the British Mandate (1917), the advent of the monarchy (1921) Independence (1932) and, subsequently an intense economic, intellectual and artistic boom. read more
A fascinating presentation and an in-depth analysis of the work of three of the most exciting African diaspora artists of our time; David Hammons, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and Pamela Z. read more
An introduction to the new visual power of Iranian photography. Photographic voices from within Iran and from Iranians who have been living in exile in the last thirty years are presented here as an exciting dialogue. This publication was edited by Rose Issa. read more
A wide ranging anthology about contemporary Iranian life, featuring reportage, fiction and visual essays — art and photography — by thirty Iranian and international artists, photojournalists, reporters and writers. This publication was edited by Malu Halasa and Maziar Bahari. read more
A previously unknown and unexplored site of Arab design, fashion and sexuality is revealed. The book sheds light on the social mores of Syrians, both Christian and Moslim, and overturns western preconceptions about Islam and the veil. This publication was edited by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam.
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This catologue was published In conjunction with the exhibition “Hidden Afghanistan” at the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam (December 2007 – April 2008). The Dari & Pashtu edition of this catalogue are published as a part of the Prince Claus Fund Library in collaboration with Oxfam Novib.
This book gives a breathtaking survey of the rich history and arts of ancient Afghanistan, revealed by a series of great archaeological excavations.. read more
This is the first monograph on the work of this exceptional contemporary artist from Afghanistan. Lida Abdul uses diverse media including video, film, photography, installation and live performance in which she transfers the experience of war, invasion, destruction and fanaticism into the symbolic language of art. read more
Kaveh Golestan, the "Robert Capa of Iranian press photography", was the only photojournalist with a continued presence in Iran from before the revolution in 1979 until his premature death from a landmine in Northern Iraq in 2003. His monumental archive covers Iran's major political events as well as life of whole groups of people who were marginalised under the changing regimes. In cooperation with Hatje Cantz publishers, Germany. read more
While the issue of beauty has recently resurfaced after a long silence in Europe and North America, Beautiful Ugly: African and Diaspora Aesthetics is the first book of its kind to tackle the subject of beauty in Africa. read more
2000 years ago the migration of Turkic speaking peoples started.
This book expands and enriches our image of Turkic culture and history. 2000 years ago the migration of Turkic speaking people started in the heart of Asia and on their way to the western Mediterranean they founded several empires. Turkic speaking peoples and their culture still exist today in a vast region, literally from western China to the Balkans. read more
Against the Wind: Politics of Iranian Cinema charts the rise of contemporary Iran through the movies. read more
Parisa Damandan spent over ten years accumulating an impressive collection of pioneering photographs from the early 20th century, in her hometown of Isfahan. read more
This book published in 2003 brings together contemporary artists and writers from Africa and the African diaspora whose works trace the fault lines that are shaping contemporary experience locally and globally. read more
This volume is a broad survey of cultural life in Africa from the independence movements through the post-colonial era to the end of apartheid in 1994. read more
Authentic/Ex-Centric (2001) posits Africa as the source of many of the ideas
associated with European Modernism. read more
The Art of African Fashion (1998) covers contemporary African fashion in the widest sense: clothes, textiles and hair design, body decoration and models. read more
Facing Up to the Past offers refreshing insights in the manifold ways in which the slave trade and slavery are remembered and commemorated – or suppressed – as part of the national identity in the three continents forever connected by the legacies of this triangular trade. read more
The emergence of contemporary art in Indonesia was
influenced in reaction to the depoliticisation of art in the
mid-1960s and early 1970s. read more
Creating Spaces of Freedom is an
anthology of essays on defiant culture, which contains nearly 100 photographs of news images,
cd and book covers, films, cartoons, websites and art. read more
The Prince Claus Fund Library publishes books which embody the aims of the Prince Claus Fund both in character and image.
These books have a multi-disciplinary approach towards an as yet undeveloped area and its local impact, and combine this with its global implications.
The Prince Claus Fund Library has a recognisable format, logo and cover. The series consists of analyses and views concerning art, culture and social engagement. The books in this series are published in English or in combination with another language. The Library cooperates with various publishers throughout the world.
For information on the Prince Claus Fund Library you can contact Albert Ferré, managing editor of the Library princeclausfundlibrary
@princeclausfund.nl
