{"product_id":"these-are-the-tools-of-the-present-beirut-cairo","title":"These are the tools of the present – Beirut - Cairo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"accroche\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003eThis publication comprises a series of interviews with contemporary artists, musicians, and writers who are in dialogue with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeirut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCairo.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003eWhile not purporting to be an overview of the art scenes in these cities, this book begins to draw a picture of how artists think about what it means to be active in the contexts of these cities. It offers insight into the circumstances that structured these artists' stories, and the often accidental influences that have shaped how their practices have developed.\u003cbr\u003eThese are the tools of the present is published on the occasion of Meeting Points 8, “Both Sides of the Curtain.” Meeting Points is an international multidisciplinary contemporary arts event that takes the Arab world as a starting point to pose questions about art. Meeting Points tries to imagine and interrogate models for the production and presentation of contemporary art, developed through curatorial research in the Arab world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003ePublished following “Both Sides of the Curtain”, 8th edition of Meeting Point at Cairo, from May 25 to May 28, 2016, at Brussels, from December 7 to December 17, 2016, and at Beirut, from April 12 to June 4, 2017.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEdited by Mai Abu ElDahab, November Paynter, Marnie Slater.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributions by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=2479\"\u003eLawrence Abu Hamdan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Haig Aivazian, Mounira Al Solh, Doa Aly, Andeel, Mirene Arsanios, Malak Helmy, Iman Issa, Mahmoud Khaled, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=3426\"\u003eMaurice Louca\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=4783\"\u003eJasmina Metwaly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Joe Namy, Nile Sunset Annex, November Paynter, Roy Samaha, Sharif Sehnaoui, Rania Stephan, Christophe Wavelet, Lauren Wetmore.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe responsabilite\"\u003eGraphic design: Julie Peeters\u003cbr\u003ePublished with Mophradat, Saint-Gilles.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"separationTitre\"\u003e\n\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e978-3-95679-328-8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\" itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish edition\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\"\u003e15 x 23 cm (softcover)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descrListe\" itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e198 pages (24 b\/w ill.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Les Presses du Réel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52125561979200,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/3663\/8272\/files\/Theesearethetools.png?v=1782166717","url":"https:\/\/stormbookstore.com\/products\/these-are-the-tools-of-the-present-beirut-cairo","provider":"STORM books \u0026 people","version":"1.0","type":"link"}