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Shahbanou Farah at London's Sothebys launch For Art & Patronage
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London - On 22 November 2010 Her Majesty Farah Pahlavi,Shahbanou of Iran attended a book launch party at London's Sothebys for ART& PATRONAGE: The Middle East in which she has been featured for hertireless contributions to promoting Iranian art and culture during her days inIran and for supporting similar causes in exile. Her role as an icon ofartistic expression has remained intact.The editor of this magnificent work,Hossein Amirsadeghi paid tribute to the Empress as his special guest and allother patrons of art in the Middle East. ?Contributors to the book include a host of Iranian, Arab and Turkishpatrons and artists with essays from Maryam Homayoun Eisler, Layla Diba,Anthony Downey, Hans Ulrich Obrist. The message of the book 'tobroaden knowledge and debate within the world of Middle Eastern art andpatronage' with the aim of bringing 'change through culturaltransformation and greater engagement with art.'
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About The Book :
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Art & Patronage:The Middle East Edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi Executive editor Maryam Homayoun Eisler A unique and comprehensivereview of leading collectors, patrons and institutions related to the ArabWorld, Turkey & Iran In the Middle East, artspatronage boasts a long and illustrious history. The artistic heritage of theroyal and noble families of Persia, Egypt, Assyria, Mesopotamia and the OttomanEmpire is remarkable. No world museum of ancient art is complete withoutexamples of Persian miniatures and carpets, Syrian metalwork, Egyptianlustreware, Mesopotamian figurines, Ottoman silks, Iznik pottery. The splendid courts ofSuleiman the Magnificent and Shah Abbas the Great are no longer, but collectingand patronage in the region today are enjoying a phenomenal rebirth. Aficionadosare aware and knowledgeable – with astonishingly diverse collections:contemporary art to Orientalist painting, traditional Islamic miniatures topottery and earthenware, maps and manuscripts to religious icons, oftendisplayed in new, state-of-the-art museums, private or public, while newfoundations further knowledge.
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Art & Patronage: TheMiddle Eastis the first attempt to capture this rich vitality. Profiling 102 leadingcollectors, patrons, institutions and foundations, it offers an intimateglimpse of their collections, exploring the inspired motivation and passionthat is shaping the new cultural landscape of the Middle East and preservingpast glories for future generations.
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