Early Arab Art Institutions and the Challenges of Documentation and Historiography

Description

While writing the history of early Arab art institutions and their relationship with Arab art pioneers, there emerges a reliance on a limited number of credible and well-known sources. With the repeated transfer of information culled from these sources, such material could potentially become immutable facts. The replication of material from these same sources demands constant review, revision, and correction, leaving many important events unreported. How do we identify the challenge of repeated resources, and what does such a phenomenon pose? Can we interpret its causes or monitor its consequences? Supported by images, film clips, and documentary materials, this talk presents historical and research-based examples that highlight the necessity to review past publications by Arab and non-Arab authors. The talk offers examples of documentary, field, and comparative studies that enrich and refine the reference of modern Arab art history.

المدة	نوفمبر 14 2023
عُقِد في	NYU Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
درجة الإدراك	وطني