Catalog of an exhibition held at Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 20-July 23, 2022. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289).
Contents:
Styles and scents of paper / Souraya Noujaim -- The epic story of paper / Xavier Salmon -- When paper speaks / Victor Hundsbuckler -- Plant origins -- An affordable, widely used and multipurpose material -- A versatile material, a substitute material -- Fragility and resistance -- Colour -- Transparency and translucency -- A space -- Movement -- A space of annotating, of associating comments and images, a trace -- A possibility of collecting -- A support for reproducing works -- A malleable support.
Summary:
This catalog traces the history of paper as an ancient material used from antiquity to the present day. Encompassing paper's manufacture, circulation and technical development, 'Stories of Paper' highlights the many aspects of this humble material. The diversity of the artworks reproduced here--many of which are gathered from the collections of the Louvre, Musee Guimet, Bibliotheque nationale de France, the Centre Georges-Pompidou, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Art Foundation, Goesan Museum and the Cultural Institute of Korea--inspires readers to consider paper as a medium for creativity and exchange across centuries and cultures. Exhibition: Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE, (20.04. - 24.07.2022).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.