How artists and writers draw inspiration from Ramadan, showcasing traditional and contemporary works that reflect the spirit ...
The exhibition juxtaposes sacred objects with contemporary critique, inviting us to consider whether modern reinterpretations of tradition clarify or distort the past.
William Morris and Art from the Islamic World opens more questions than it answers. Cultural revisionism has mostly focused on reinstating under-acknowledged artists and influences into the ...
While some artists had firsthand encounters with the ... How The West Was Won Over By Islamic Art in 2008, and the joint exhibition with the British Museum, Inspired By The East, shown in London ...
But over the centuries, artists in India have sought to express ... painters began infusing these paintings with elements of Islamic art. Neha Vermani, a historian of South Asia, talks about ...
The artist painted it directly on the walls during ... An entranceway in the “Divine Geometry: Islamic Art at The Wadsworth” exhibit. (Christopher Arnott/Hartford Courant) The items in the ...
and forms part of religious life. It can also mean art that is created by Muslim artists or in lands that were ruled by Muslim leaders. Examples of Islamic art can be found on objects and in ...
The McMullen Museum of Art has unveiled an extraordinary exhibition ... This kaleidoscopic composition demonstrates how geometric principles from Islamic architecture continue to inspire contemporary ...
Art critic Alastair Sooke travels to Doha's Museum of Islamic Art, an iconic building designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei. He meets the museum director to find out about the complexities ...