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Dad, 2009, calligraphy, acrylic and gold leaf on canvas, 100x100 cm, courtesy of the artist
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Allah, 2009, calligraphy, acrylic and gold leaf on wood, 70x50 cm, courtesy of the artist
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In Praise of Letters, 2010, ink on paper, 17 framed elements: 50x70cm each, 15 framed elements: 35x50cm each, Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Amina Khansaheb
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In Praise of Letters, 2010, ink on paper, 17 framed elements: 50x70cm each, 15 framed elements: 35x50cm each, Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Amina Khansaheb
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In Praise of Letters, 2010, ink on paper, 17 framed elements: 50x70cm each, 15 framed elements: 35x50cm each, Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Plamen Galabov
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In Praise of Letters, 2010, ink on paper, 17 framed elements: 50x70cm each, 15 framed elements: 35x50cm each, Produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej. Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation, Installation view, photo by Amina Khansaheb
Sad-Dad, 2005, calligraphy, ink on paper and gold leaf, 60x60 cm, courtesy of the artist
Project Description
In Praise of Letters is a manifesto by Samir Sayegh, one of the most accomplished and
innovative visual artists working with the form and discourse of calligraphy. Sayegh is also a historian of Islamic art, a seminal modern art critic and a poet. Articulated in paragraphs, pinned on keywords, In Praise of Letters proposes a radical rethinking of calligraphy as a contemporary artistic practice. Alongside each text Sayegh has reproduced a letter from the Arabic alphabet.
Series produced in collaboration with Joumana Medlej and printed in Lebanon by Interprint.
April 2011
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
