Sunday Feature

Contemporary Art in the Middle East

Sunday 4 June 2006 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)

Hassan Arouni explores the wealth and diversity of art in the region, and how it has been inspired by very different influences. Among the artists Hassan meets are the Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli, the Iraqi painter Dia Azzawi and young Lebanese conceptual artists Ziad Abillama and Walid Sadek.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 6 Aug 06 Francis Petrarch
• 9 Jul 06 Rembrandt 400
• 2 Jul 06 Beyond a Boundary
• 25 Jun 06 George Stubbs
• 18 Jun 06 Astor Place Riots
• 11 Jun 06 Oral history
• 4 June 2006
• 28 May 06 Maroon Rebels
• 21 May 06 Sepharad 4/4
• 14 May 06 Sepharad 3/4

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