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The Louvre Abu Dhabi
A World Vision of Art
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This book is ideal for art lovers, historians, and readers interested in cultural representation and global perspectives on art history.
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi offers a reflection on art history in its most current and global aspects. This reference book serves as a manifesto for the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It presents analyses and reflections based on the artworks from the museum collections, composed by world-famous art historians.
These essays delve into topics specific to art history and issues of representation, spanning from Neolithic times to the present day, across all continents. In essence, this book places the Louvre Abu Dhabi within its 21st-century framework, while highlighting its role as a universal museum.
Following its opening in 2017, an event of international significance, the museum presents this reflective book designed for everyone. It embodies the spirit of universality promoted by this Louvre of the sands.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9782370741004
Publisher: Editions Skira Paris
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2019
Country: France
Imprint: Editions Skira Paris
Illustration: 300 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 320.0mm
Weight: 2800g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Jean-François Charnier - Scientific director of the Agence France-Muséums.
Alexandre Nagel - Lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, specialised in Renaissance and modern art.
Martin Kemp - Art historian and professor emeritus at Oxford University,specialist of Leonardo da Vinci.
Chika Okeke-Agulu - Artist, professor of art history at Princeton University.
John Onians - Art historian and professor emeritus at East Anglia University.
Marc Augé - Ethnologist and anthropologist.
Sabiha Al Khemir - Tunisian writer, illustrator and art historian, specialised inIslamic art.
Maurice Godelier - Anthropologist.
David Summers - Professor of art theory and specialist of the Italian Renaissance at Virginia University.
Philip Jodidio - Art historian, specialised in architecture.
Salvatore Settis - Art historian and archeologist.
Hou Hanru - Art critic and curator, artistic director for the MAXXI in Rome.
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