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into art Word into Art This tour brings together the work of
contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa. The
use of writing - quotations, words and even single letters - has
emerged as a common theme in this vibrant and original art. Each
object presented here is inscribed in or draws its inspiration
from Arabic, the main script of the region used to write a
variety of languages including Persian. A Sacred Script looks at
artworks which are based around the holy texts of the Qu'ran and
the Bible. Literature and Art shows how poetry and the rich
literary traditions of the Middle East have inspired artists in
different ways. The works in Deconstructing the Word have been
created using single words or letters. History, Politics and
Identity examines how art has responded to crises and wars that
have affected the Middle East. In the entry for each work, the
artist's country of origin is cited first after their name, and
their current