4to. English and Arabic text, 329 pp., profusely illustrated throughout, compiled and edited by Louisa Macmillan, publisher’s original wrappers with a flap, copy in mint condition, New, Skira, Milan, first edition, 2023.

Synopsis

This catalogue contains every artwork conceived by Azzawi in the form of a book. These range from early works on paper to limited-edition printed books and later three-dimensional works, blurring the line between other artforms (drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures) and dafatir, thereby reinventing the medium while embodying many of the distinctive features of Azzawi’s work as a whole.
he catalogue also features essays by Francesca Leoni, Nada Shabout and Wen-chin Ouyang, translations of Azzawi’s own writing (by Saleem Al-Bahlouly) and excerpts of the literature that inspired him to make these extraordinary dafatir.