40 years ago, Jeddah mayor Mohamed Said Farsi transformed his city through an urban development scheme that placed contemporary art at its core. This was public art on a grand scale, designed 'to bring delight to the citizen, to give a sense of wonder and stir a sense of history'. Works were commissioned from the world's greatest sculptors and this book documents the restoration and relocation of some 26 major works to a new Open Air Museum. It allows the world a unique glimpse into a city not easily visited and shows Saudi Arabia as a place of vision and innovation in art.
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This book allows the world a glimpse into a city not easily visited, telling the story of the restoration and relocation of the 24 sculptures and examining the history of this transformative moment in Jeddah. It shows some 140 of the other works together with the views of the local community on living with this unique collection.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781861543387
Publisert
2015-05-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Høyde
320 mm
Bredde
250 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
282
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