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Sculptures of Jeddah: Twentieth-Century sculpture in the the Arabian Peninsula

Sculptures of Jeddah: Twentieth-Century sculpture in the the Arabian Peninsula
Library Shelf Location 15a.MEDE
Publication Date 2015
Description

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.

ISBN 9781861543387
Quantity 1
Pages 282p; 24.1 x 3.2 x 31.1 cm
Author Chris Dercon
Format Hardback
Publisher Booth-Clibborn Editions
Category Art from a specific Geographical/Political Region
Related City/Region Jeddah
Related Country/Global Region Saudi Arabia
Language English

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