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Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa -
40 years of painting from himself,
by himself, for himself
LEADING BAHRAINI artist Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa’s groundbreaking achievements as a painter beginning in the 60s are featured in the book "Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa - 40 years of painting from himself, by himself, for himself". The retrospective book is the first major survey of his work and is a giant step towards understanding the ongoing vitality of his practice.

Available at Jashanmals Bookstore - Bahrain
Rafa Al Nasiri: His Life & Art
by Sabah Al Nassiri and May Muzaffar
PUBLISHED IN conjunction with Al Nasiri’s latest exhibition Beyond Time at Nabad Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan, Rafa Al Nasiri: His Life & Art, is a beautifully produced bilingual (Arabic and English) book and is divided into six parts. Beginning with the early, sequentially dated artworks and ending with the 2009 artist’s book on Mahmoud Darwish, this volume presents a chronological overview of Al Nasiri’s’s oeuvre.

Available at Nabad Gallery - Amman
Dia Al-Azzawi: Retrospective
Dia Al-Azzawi: retrospective is a complete monograph highlighting the artist’s oervre, displaying over 200 colour plates of his art from 1960s to his most recent paintings. It includes essays, in English and Arabic, by Dr Nada M Shabout, Asa’d Orabi, Buland Al-Hadari and Nadine Descendre. It also includes an extensive bibliography listing over 140 titles on Al-Azzawi, exhibition lists, and rare photographs from the artist’s personal archive.

Available at Meem Gallery - Dubai
Parvis Tanavoli: Monograph
Parvis Tanavoli: Monograph is the most extensive catalogue raisonne of the artist to date, including over 250 colour plates displaying his sculptures from the early 1960s to his most recent work. It also includes essays, in English and Arabbic, by leading academics and figures from the Iranian and international art world, exhibitions and reading list, and rare photographs from the artist’s archive.

Available at Meem Gallery - Dubai
RAFA NASIRI: PAINTER OF THE COSMIC SCENE
By Poet and Critic May Muzaffar


A volume dedicated to the aesthetic journey of Rafa Nasiri, a leading Iraqi painter and printmaker, widely-known in the Arab world and beyond for bridging the eastern and western artistic traditions.

Available at Nabad Gallery - Amman
Art & Patronage: The Middle East is the first attempt to capture this rich vitality. Profiling 102 leading collectors, patrons, institutions and foundations, it offers an intimate glimpse of their collections, exploring the inspired motivation and passion that is shaping the new cultural landscape of the Middle East and preserving past glories for future generations.

Available at Thames & Hudson
and Art Sawa Gallery - Dubai
Art & Patronage: The Middle East
by Hossain Amirsadeghi & Maryam Homayoun-Eisler
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