
Sculptures of Jeddah (Arabic Edition)
Chris Dercon(Author)
Booth-Clibborn Editions (Publisher)
Published on 21. May 2015
Book
Hardback
282 pages
978-1-86154-377-6 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 320 mm
Width: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86154-377-6 (9781861543776)
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