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Female presence in the Middle Eastern and North African art market
| Summary: | The present dissertation aims to show the strong presence of modern and contemporary female artists, and art businesswomen from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as providing possible explanations for the success of women in the art market of this region. It begins with a historical framework of the region's art, focusing on the influence and work of modern and contemporary female artists. Afterwards, it highlights women's activities in art patronage in ancient times, followed by the study of art businesswomen at the forefront of the region's art scene, ending this section with the analysis of female artists' best auction results. Finally, to give a better perspective, there is a comparison between women of the Middle East and North Africa and women of the West in the art field, ending with the presentation of hypotheses to explain women's success in the art market of the region. Our research was based on articles and interviews with important agents of the region's art market: Dr. Salwa Mikdadi, Amirali Ghasemi, Hala Khayat and Myrna Ayad. It shows that women in the region have a successful career in the arts due to a combination of factors. On the one hand, the underestimation of careers in this field, considered as an undervalued profession. On the other hand, the prevalence outdated stereotypes and misconceptions about the women’s status and about a particular sensibility and interest from women in the arts. |
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| Main Authors: | Pires, Andreia Helena Nascimento |
| Subject: | Art markets Middle East and North African art Female artists Art business women Artistas femininas Mulheres no negócio da arte Mercado da arte Artista -- Artist Mulher Sucesso empresarial Trabalho de projeto Médio Oriente África do Norte |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | master thesis |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | ISCTE |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Summary: | The present dissertation aims to show the strong presence of modern and contemporary female artists, and art businesswomen from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as providing possible explanations for the success of women in the art market of this region. It begins with a historical framework of the region's art, focusing on the influence and work of modern and contemporary female artists. Afterwards, it highlights women's activities in art patronage in ancient times, followed by the study of art businesswomen at the forefront of the region's art scene, ending this section with the analysis of female artists' best auction results. Finally, to give a better perspective, there is a comparison between women of the Middle East and North Africa and women of the West in the art field, ending with the presentation of hypotheses to explain women's success in the art market of the region. Our research was based on articles and interviews with important agents of the region's art market: Dr. Salwa Mikdadi, Amirali Ghasemi, Hala Khayat and Myrna Ayad. It shows that women in the region have a successful career in the arts due to a combination of factors. On the one hand, the underestimation of careers in this field, considered as an undervalued profession. On the other hand, the prevalence outdated stereotypes and misconceptions about the women’s status and about a particular sensibility and interest from women in the arts. |
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