BEFORE & AFTER: Four Vignettes of Palestinian Art History Spanning the Nakba

The Nakba of 1948 is often narrativized as a massive break in Palestinian cultural production. In this presentation, Drs. Ari and Amin will bring nuance to this idea through comparative studies of art made before and after the historical catastrophe. How did iconographies of Palestinian nationalism change over the course of the century? What shifting pressures did artists negotiate in representing their personal and collective experiences? What throughlines can we identify? Through four vignettes, the speakers will provide a window onto the diversity of Palestinian visual culture during the long twentieth century.