Thawret El LooooL: Chats With Young Egyptian Artist

Thawret El LooooL: Chats With Young Egyptian Artist is a bilingual self published publication that was conceptualized ,written and edited by Mariam Elias. It looks at the idea of ‘generations within arts and culture and asks whether any group of individuals/artists of the same age bracket form a ‘generation’.”

It inspects the sociological and cultural context of the 1980s and 1990s in Egypt to find out whether a common, collective memory might result in the development of a particular visual language in the arts.

A chronology at the end of the book gives a broad frame to this context.

The book also has five chat rooms where artists comment and share opinions or testimonials on several issues, such as: art education in Egypt, the effect of mass media and popular culture on their work, the public’s perception of the visual arts, the art institution as a financer and exhibitor, DIY (do-it-yourself) culture, modern & contemporary art history and the concept of “generation” in general.

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