Articles

The Art of Hajj by Venetia Porter

‘The Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam’ exhibition took place at the British Museum this year. It was curated by Venetia Porter, curator of the Islamic and Contemporary Middle East Department, author of ‘The Art of Hajj’. This is not a collection of academic essays on art, such as those contained in the large exhibition catalogue that was published at the same time. It is a small and beautifully set out book that focuses on key objects in the Hajj exhibition.

Islamic Art & Visual Culture

Islamic Art & Visual Culture - An Anthology of Sources, is a book edited by D. Fairchild Ruggles-Professor of Landscape, Art and Architectural History at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and published by Blackwell Publishing in 2011.

‘Cultural Connectives’ by Rana Abou Rjeily

Rana Abou Rjeily designed very attractive and incredibly useful typeface Mirsaal (Arabic and Latin script) and through this beautifully designed script, by comparing it to Latin script, we learn the basics of Arabic: rules of writing, grammar, and pronunciation.

Arabic Graffiti

This amazing book keeps an eye on the fascinating developments of graffiti and urban art in the Middle East region.