Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Harper Montgomery
Second Advisor
Nebahat Avcioglu
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
The 1974 Arab Art Biennale held in Baghdad, Iraq, and the exhibition Calligraphy in Contemporary Arab Painting of the 1989 Havana Biennial in Cuba are unique biennial initiatives that represent a decisive transitional period of modern art of the Arab world, during which Arab artists moved from the aspirations of the Pan-Arab collective and toward increasingly individualized, experimental practices with local cultural specificity.
Recommended Citation
Msallem, Amanda, "Building Artistic Identity, Visual Heritage, and Contemporaneity of the Arab World: Case Studies of the 1974 Arab Art Biennale and 'Calligraphy in Contemporary Arab Painting' at the 1989 Havana Biennial" (2026). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1531
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