The Life and Work of Inji Efflatoun

(Hardback)

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The life and work of the Egyptian painter and activist in the women's movement, pioneer of modern Egyptian art.

A valuable addition to Barjeel Art Foundation's publications on Arab art, this book sheds new light on Inji Efflatoun's biography. In addition to a number of newly-commissioned essays, the book presents an English translation of a volume originally published in Arabic in 1993 under the title Mudhakirat Inji Efflatoun: Min al-Tufula ila al-Sajn [The Memoir of Inji Efflatoun: From Childhood to Prison]. Based on an interview with the artist-a leading Egyptian feminist, political activist, curator, and visual artist-the book contextualises the political, social, and cultural dimensions of a complex and turbulent period in Egypt's history. - Salwa Mikdadi, Art historian, author and educator

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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi is an Emirati columnist and researcher on social, political and cultural affairs in the Arab Gulf States. He is also the founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, an independent initiative established in 2010 to contribute to the intellectual development of the art scene in the Arab region. Suheyla Takesh is a curator and writer. At the Barjeel Art Foundation, she works on research and curatorial development of exhibitions, and oversees the production of publications.