Item #180076 The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq. Kanan Makiya.
The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq
The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq

The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Hardcover. Pictorial dj; black covers, gilt lettering. (xv), 153 pages : illustrations. VG, dj has some wear. Item #180076
ISBN: 0520073754

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-146) and index. Contents as follows: The art of the monument -- The symbolism of the monument -- The monument and the city -- Politics as art -- Andy Warhol and Saddam Husain -- Vulgarity and art -- The kitsch of Baghdad -- Turath as art -- Singling out the monument -- Ethical ambiguities.

OCLC: 23143373

Price: $30.00