This catalogue was published to accompany the third temporary exhibition ‘Japanese Connections: The Birth of Modern Décor’ at Louvre Abu Dhabi chronicling the influence of Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock techniques and painting, on Western art at the turn of the twentieth century. This theme, never before the subject of an exhibition, demonstrates the fundamental contribution made by the Far Eastern aesthetic to the development of modern décor.
About the Editor
Isabelle Cahn is an art historian and specialist in the second half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century. She is the Chief Curator of Paintings at the Musée d’Orsay and author of numerous publications.
About the Publisher
Founded in 2015 with the mission of promoting the talent of artists from the region, Kaph Books is a publishing house based in Beirut, Lebanon, and specialising in quality art books on Middle-Eastern artists and art practices. Each book is unique, created with high technical and design quality in collaboration with the artists.
