Word into Art

‘Word into Art’ is the title of an exhibition held at the British Museum which featured contemporary artists of the Middle East in Summer 2006.

An online version of the exhibition was built in partnership with Birzeit University, Palestine.

The exhibition was based largely on the collections of the British Museum but complemented by a number of loans and demonstrates the imaginative ways in which artists across the Middle East and North Africa are using the power of the written word in their art today.

Word Into Art includes wonderful examples of calligraphy transforming writing into art, books of poetry, and works which reflect current issues facing the modern Middle East.

Our Director Carolyn Perry contributed to the education programme of the exhibition.