Revolutionary Art and Politics in Egypt

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Revolutionary Art and Politics in Egypt is written by Rounwah Adly Riyadh Bseiso and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0755644778 (ISBN 10) and 9780755644773 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the role of artists in Egypt during the 2011 revolution, when street art from graffiti to political murals became ubiquitous facets of revolutionary spaces. Through interviews, personal testimonies, and accounts of the lived experience of 25 street artists, the book explores the meaning of art in revolutionary political contexts, specifically by focusing on artistic production during 'liminal' moments as the events of the Egyptian revolution unfolded. The author privileges the perspective of the actors themselves to examine the ways that artists reacted to events and conceived of their art as means to further the goals of the revolution. Based on fieldwork conducted in the years since 2011, the book provides a narrative of Egyptian artists' participation in and representations of the revolution, from hopeful beginnings to the subsequent crackdown and election of al-Sisi.