Damascus

Islamic Art Now: Contemporary Art of the Middle East
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Damascus

1994
Drawings; gouaches
Gouache on paper
22 1/16 × 29 15/16 in. (56 × 76 cm); Frame: 28 3/4 × 36 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (73 × 93 × 3 cm)
Anonymous gift (M.2013.39.3)
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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Asaad Arabi belongs to the generation of Syrian artists who came of age during the 1960’s. Born in Damascus in 1941, Arabi lives and works in Paris but he continues to explore the dichotomy of life in Syria through his paintings. These three watercolors are concerned with the hidden world of Damascus and with contrasts and duality, such as those that exist between veiled and unveiled women, and between the exterior and interior of Damascene houses.
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Bibliography

  • Komaroff, Linda. "Islamic Art Now and Then." In Islamic Art: Past, Present, Future, edited by Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom, 26-56. New Haven, New York, and London: Yale University Press, 2019.