Rewiring Narratives

Rewiring Narratives - New Media Art from the Arab World Rewiring Narratives is the first comprehensive book on New Media Art from the Arab world, offering a groundbreaking perspective on contemporary art, digital art, media culture, and technological innovation across the Middle East and North Africa. Bringing together leading artists, curators, and scholars, this richly illustrated volume explores the history and evolution of Arab media art through essays on cinema, video art, gaming, digital archives, code-based art, and emerging media practices. Rather than positioning Arab artists within established Western narratives, the book examines the unique cultural, political, and technological conditions that have shaped artistic production across the region. By connecting historical developments with contemporary digital practices, Rewiring Narratives highlights Arab New Media Art as an influential field of artistic experimentation, innovation, and global dialogue. Key Features - First comprehensive publication on New Media Art from the Arab world. - Essays on digital art, cinema, gaming, video art, archives, and media culture. - A fresh perspective on contemporary Arab art within global art history. Ideal for: art historians, curators, artists, students, researchers, and readers interested in contemporary art, digital culture, media studies, Middle Eastern art, visual culture, and the history of New Media Art.

Cover Halftitle Titlepage Preface - Mona Khazindar Contents New Media Art from the Arab World - HAYTHAM NAWAR & ALA YOUNIS Notes Toward an Arab Media Art History - HAYTHAM NAWAR & ALA YOUNIS The Historical Roots and Transformations of Arab Media: From the Printing Press to Digitization. A Lecture in Two Parts - YASSER MONGY The Dark Side of the Moon: Amal Abdenour's Photocopy Artworks, 1970-1979 - MELISSA GRONLUND A Conversation on Painting with Code with Samia Halaby Refreshing Electronic Flows in Arab Artists' Videos - LAURA U. MARKS When New Turns Old: A Conversation on Media Beginnings, Tools, and Influences with Akram Zaatari Prognosis: A Life in Media, Medicine, and the Making of an Image, 1979-2020 - AHMED MATER Stumbling Around Normality: Experimental Tendencies in Egyptian Cinema, 1980s-1990s - YASMIN DESOUKI A Conversation on the Emergence of Contemporary Art Practices in Egypt with Bassam El Baroni Glitching Tradition in Arab Digital Art - LAILA SHEREEN SAKR Nomadic Visions and Digital Frontiers: The Evolution of Media Arts in Morocco and the Maghreb - ABDELAZIZ TALEB Video Games as an Art Form: History and Contemporary Practice in the Arab World - AHMED EL SHAER The Axis of Posting - SHUMON BASAR Author Biographies Index Credits Colophon