Letters | الحروف How Artists Reimagined Language in the Age of Decolonization

Exhibition Cases and Audios

This page documents the floorplan, case layouts, accompanying audio descriptions of the original "Letters | الحروف" exhibition in the Bernice Layne Brown Gallery Space in Doe Library.

Note: Click on case images to enlarge and zoom in.

Exhibition Introduction

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Exhibition Introduction audio transcript

The Age of Decolonization

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The Age of Decolonization audio transcript

The Art of Calligraphy

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The Art of Calligraphy audio transcript

Language Politics

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Language Politics audio transcript

Sadequain: Beyond space, across mediums

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Sadequain: Beyond Space, Across Mediums audio transcript

Ibrahim El-Salahi: The Meeting of Transcendence and Tradition

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Ibrahim El-Salahi: The Meeting of Transcendence and Tradition audio transcript

Mohammed Khadda and Jean Sénac: Art for an Independent Algeria

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Mohammed Khadda and Jean Sénac: Art for an Independent Algeria audio text

Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu: “An art as unique as Matisse and as Turkish as our coffee...”

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Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu audio transcript

The Boat of Creed: How is it composed?

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The Boat of Creed: How is it composed? audio transcript

Etel Adnan: Painting in Arabic

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Etel Adnan: Painting in Arabic audio transcript

Saleh al-Jumaie: Baghdad's Print Culture in Exile, 1980s

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Saleh al-Jumaie: Baghdad's Print Culture in Exile, 1980s audio transcript

Dia al-Azzawi: Connecting the Letter Across Communities (left)

Rafa al-Nasiri: The travels and influence of an Iraqi artist (right)

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Dia al-Azzawi: Connecting the Letter Across Communities audio transcript

Rafa al-Nasiri: The travels and influence of an Iraqi artist audio transcript

Poet & Artist Collaborations

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Poet & Artist Collaborations audio transcript