The Rise of the Sursock Museum

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_19233
dc.contributor.author	Osman Ashraf
dc.title	The Rise of the Sursock Museum. The Power of the Image to Create an Image of Power
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The Sursock Museum is a cultural institution that has played a significant role in shaping the art scene in Beirut, Lebanon, and the wider region, since its establishment in the 1950s-60s. This paper examines how the Museum employed the rhetoric of images on multiple levels, including that of its donor, the architecture, as well as the art to consolidate its power in the second half of the twentieth century. As such, the Sursock Museumʼs policies helped construct its public image as a place of cultural and social significance, while also reflecting broader power structures and hierarchies in Lebanese society.
dc.relation.ispartof	Quaderni di Venezia Arti
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-12-22
dc.dateAccepted	2023-10-30
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-09-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-771-5/the-rise-of-the-sursock-museum/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-771-5/017
dc.identifier.eissn	2784-8868
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-771-5
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Beirut
dc.subject	Lebanon
dc.subject	Modern Art History
dc.subject	Modern art history
dc.subject	Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock
dc.subject	Salon d'Automne
dc.subject	Salon dʼAutomne
dc.subject	Sursock Museum

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The Rise of the Sursock Museum

The Power of the Image to Create an Image of Power

Ashraf Osman Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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The Sursock Museum is a cultural institution that has played a significant role in shaping the art scene in Beirut, Lebanon, and the wider region, since its establishment in the 1950s-60s. This paper examines how the Museum employed the rhetoric of images on multiple levels, including that of its donor, the architecture, as well as the art to consolidate its power in the second half of the twentieth century. As such, the Sursock Museumʼs policies helped construct its public image as a place of cultural and social significance, while also reflecting broader power structures and hierarchies in Lebanese society.

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Dec. 22, 2023

Accepted

Oct. 30, 2023

Submitted

Sept. 17, 2023

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978-88-6969-771-5

Keywords: Sursock Museum • Lebanon • Modern Art History • Salon dʼAutomne • Modern art history • Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock • Beirut • Salon d'Automne

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