Rose Issa: ‘Signs, Traces and Calligraphy’ : Crossing Boundaries
The first international impact of contemporary Arab and Iranian artists in the West started with "Signs, Traces and Calligraphy", an approach that was not only new in the Western world - because they referred to their own cultural background - but encouraged artists to impose the own original signature and aesthetics in the world art scene.
About the speaker
Rose Issa is a curator, writer and producer who has championed visual art and film from the Arab world and Iran for nearly 30 years. She has lived in Iran, Lebanon, France and, for the last 25 years, London, where she showcases upcoming and established artists, and produces exhibitions and publications with public and private institutions worldwide.
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