{"product_id":"alcove-intimate-essays-on-arab-modernist-artists-vol-ii","title":"Alcove: Intimate Essays on Arab Modernist Artists Vol. II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice: \u003c\/strong\u003e180 AED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eKaph Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9789948692744\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of Alcove – from the Arabic al qubba, meaning vault or chamber – deepens the archive of Modern Arab art through 30 new personal essays. Narrated by the relatives, friends and students of pioneering figures who defined the region’s visual culture, this volume continues the first book’s celebration of memory, intimacy and reclamation and opens a space for remembrance, nuance and historical depth. Covering lives shaped by the 20th century – a transformative time, at once disruptive, turbulent and full of innovation and rebirth – it unveils stories that risk being lost to time, and offers a collective portrait of Arab Modernism as a lived, deeply human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing modernist artists including Amal Abdenour, Zeinab Abdel Hamid, Yvette Achkar, Safeya Binzagr, Kamal Boullata, Rafic Charaf, Laure Ghorayeb, Mahmoud Hammad, Faiq Hassan, Naziha Salim, Hussein Madi, and Elias Zayat, among others, Alcove II brings together personal recollections that illuminate the lives and legacies of those who shaped Modern art from across the Levant, Gulf and North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" class=\"gmail_attr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation: A-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kutubna Cultural Center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52281943916826,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/5561\/7562\/files\/Screenshot2026-05-25173740.png?v=1779716291","url":"https:\/\/www.kutubna.ae\/products\/alcove-intimate-essays-on-arab-modernist-artists-vol-ii","provider":"Kutubna Cultural Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}