Contemporary Art in the Middle East
Friday 21 July 2006 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)
From the streets of Beirut to conversations with artists from Iran, Iraq and Egypt, Hassan Arouni looks at art inspired by very different influences. Among the artists Hassan meets are Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli, Iraqi painter Dia Azzawi and young Lebanese conceptual artists Ziad Abillama and Walid Sadek.