{"product_id":"at-home-in-the-world-a-memoir-by-the-africa-institute-9788857246529","title":"At Home in the World: A Memoir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than a half century, Ibrahim El-Salahi has been at the forefront of African modernism in the visual arts. A renowned artist, writer, critic, and teacher, El-Salahi continues to refine his unique modernist vision, which combines and challenges Islamic, African, and western paradigms of modernism in the visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging memoir, \u003cem\u003eAt Home in the World: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, El-Salahi recalls some of the most formative experiences of his career. From Khartoum to London to Sao Paulo to New York to Doha, and many places in between, El-Salahi shares his wide-ranging intellectual curiosity as he seeks out significant artwork and interesting conversation on several continents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe introduces his reader to encounters he had with figures such as the African-American modernists Hale Woodruff, Jacob Lawrence, and members of the Spiral Group; the legendary leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad; and the Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo. His memories of passing acquaintances are equally thoughtful and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEl-Salahi also documents his contributions to Sudanese public culture, his unjust imprisonment under a military government, and subsequent exile from Sudan. In this important work, El-Salahi offers new perspectives on his development as an artist and on his foundational contributions to African and Arab modernism. Salah M. Hassan's introduction contextualises El-Salahi's artwork within a global history of modern art and expands its narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455524716780,"sku":"9788857246529","price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/51_xI8ncPwL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774778256","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/at-home-in-the-world-a-memoir-by-the-africa-institute-9788857246529","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}