Orientalist Collections in the Middle East. Taste as Knowledge and Shifting Narratives

Radwan, Nadia Susanne (16 April 2021). Orientalist Collections in the Middle East. Taste as Knowledge and Shifting Narratives (Unpublished). In: Challenging Orientalism: New questions of perception and reception. Association for Art History (AAH) 2021 Annual Conference. Friday 16 April 2021.

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This paper seeks to question the potentialities of private collections of 19th century European art located in the Middle East in the recontextualisation of Orientalism. By focusing on the collections of Shafik Gabr in Egypt and Sultan bin Muhammad el-Qasimi in the United Arab Emirates, it investigates how the migration of Orientalist artworks from Europe to the spaces they allegedly represent may generate new art historical narratives. Firstly, it examines the ways these shifting narratives can change the value and meaning of the collections by challenging the canonic postcolonial discourse of Orientalism.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Division/Institute:	06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History > Contemporary Art 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Art History
UniBE Contributor:	Radwan, Nadia Susanne
Subjects:	700 Arts 700 Arts > 750 Painting
Language:	English
Submitter:	Nadia Susanne Radwan
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2022 11:45
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 16:18
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/168736