VEIL
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Veil
Veiling, Representation and Contemporary Art
Publication
inIVA in association with Modern Art Oxford
Feb 2003

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Veil is the first publication to explore the representation of the veil in contemporary visual culture and serves as an essential starting point to establish a new international dialogue. Extending possible interpretations of the veil and investigating the ambiguities and paradoxes expressed in contemporary arts practice, it provides both a social and a historic context to the veil's multilayered symbolism.

Alongside newly commissioned essays by leading international scholars and works by contemporary visual artists, key historical texts trace a trajectory of writings across religions, cultures, genders and ages to reflect the breadth of conflicting and constantly shifting attitudes towards the veil.

Texts by Leila Ahmed, Jananne Al-Ani, David A. Bailey, Alison Donnell, Frantz Fanon, Reina Lewis, Hamid Naficy, Zineb Sedira, Ahdaf Soueif and Gilane Tawadros.

£17.50 + P&P
Paperback
ISBN 1-899846-35-2
Edited by David A. Bailey and Gilane Tawadros
Published by inIVA in association with Modern Art Oxford