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Beirut had been a renowned resort and a center of culture and style for hundreds of years, when, in the late twentieth century, it became the site of terrible violence and trauma. More than 15 years after the official end of Lebanon's civil war in 1990, political instability, bombings and assassinations still dominate the international headlines, obscuring years of swift change. In that time, Beirut became fertile ground for radical and innovative art-making and critical thought. "Out of Beirut" introduces new and recent work by artists who have been at the forefront of that activity, and who, in this new time of turmoil and change, will be watching Beirut's fate closely, chronicling it, and perhaps by their responses, changing it. With work by Fadi Abdallah, Gilbert Hage, Heartland, Bernard Khoury, Rabib Mroue, Walid Raad, Walid Sadek, Jalal Toufic, Paola Yacoub and Michel Lasserre and Akram Zaatari, among others.

Out of Beirut

Lee Miller

Yael Bartana

Emily Jacir

"Artists Yael Bartana and Emily Jacir were both born in 1970. Their work in video, photography and other media explores what it means to be, respectively, Israeli and Palestinian. Addressing issues of national identity, displacement and personal freedom, they are among the most impressive artists of their generation." "Lee Miller (1907-1977) has a unique place in the history of twentieth century photography. She is best known for her Surrealist infused reports for Vogue Magazine during the Second World War." "This special book, which both accompanies and is a legacy of the exhibition Wherever I Am, includes essays on Yael Bartana's work by award winning novelist Linda Grant and by curator Galit Eilat; on Emily Jacir's work by critic Tom Vanderbilt and the late Edward W. Said, a writer and intellectual of world renown; and on Lee Miller's wartime photography by David Alan Mellor, Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex." "With an introduction by Andrew Nairne, curator of Wherever I Am and Director of Modern Art Oxford, discussing the background to the exhibition, the book also includes reproductions of works by each artist, biographies and bibliographies."--BOOK JACKET.

Yael Bartana, Emily Jacir, Lee Miller

Wherever I Am

Sean Lynch

Modern Art Oxford Staff

Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Staff

This title has been published to accompany solo exhibitions in Dublin and Oxford by Irish artist Sean Lynch.His latest project, A Blow-by-Blow Account of Stonecarving in Oxford, explores the oeuvre of nineteenth century stonecarvers John and James O'Shea, who carved monkeys, cats, owls, and parrots on buildings in Oxford and Dublin.A 60 page photonovel tells a story about the O'Sheas and their many encounters on their travels, and associates the O'Shea's work as being alive with diverse allegorical and associative meanings. A series of short essays, images, and artist contributions also feature.Published to accompany the exhibition at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, 10 July - 29 September, 2013; and Modern Art Oxford, 12 April- 7 June, 2014.

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