ISTANBUL / All Arts Istanbul will be held for the first time in April 2013, at the Istanbul Convention Center, and it will offer art enthusiasts a wide array of works, ranging from Turkish and Ottoman traditional arts to antiques, from modern to contemporary art. In addition to a variety of artworks from Turkey, Middle East and North Africa, antiques and contemporary art will be presented to audiences side by side for the first time.
Jan 13, 2013KARACHI / An art exhibition 'In, At and Around' opened at the Unicorn Gallery in Karachi presenting work by Pakistani artist Soraya Sikander. The exhibition opened on January 10 and will run until January 17, 2013).
Jan 12, 2013DUBAI / The Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) is set to host a series of photography workshops during the month of January to raise awareness of the art form in the Emirate. Workshops are set to take place from the 10th until the 14th of January at the Auditorium in the Dubai International Financial Centre and will be presented by some of the biggest names in the photography industry.
Jan 10, 2013DUBAI / Meem Gallery Exhibits Rugs by Parviz Tanavoli (15 Jan – 28 Feb 2013).
Jan 09, 2013DUBAI / Golnaz Fathi returns to The Third Line gallery with a new body of work Falling Leaves. Using traditional Islamic calligraphy and the epic poem Shahnameh by Persian poet Ferdowsi as a point of departure, Fathi interprets the work through a contemporary lens with a new perspective on an ancient practice and story.
Jan 08, 2013Haseki Hürrem Sultan, a beloved wife of the Kanuni Sultan Süleyman I, represents one of the most prominent figures of Ottoman history. Today, there are different opinions about her exact origin (“Was she Ukrainian or Russian?â€), but it is known that she was purchased as a slave and brought to the sultan's palace where she embraced Islam and received quality education.
Jan 07, 2013“One's spiritual progress is definitely directly linked to one’s improvement in the art of calligraphy. It is a sacred art because it expresses mostly the words of the Holy Qur’an. It requires a great deal of patience and peacefulness within the heart. If the heart is restless or distracted, the outcome is sloppy... I find myself only doing well when I’m totally involved with mind, body and soul, otherwise the art will suffer.“ (Sana Naveed)
Jan 03, 2013LUCERNE / The group exhibition 'EGYPTIAN ART TODAY' featuring works by Mohamed Abouelnaga, Ahmed Badry, Hazem El Mestikawy and Khaled Hafez will open on February 3, 2013 and will run until March 16, 2013 at the AB Gallery Lucerne.
Dec 31, 20122012 was a year of many amazing exhibition. It was hard to make a selection, but here are 20 TOP EXHIBITIONS in 2012.
Dec 27, 2012A special exhibition that showcases some 150 objects from the Persian cultural sphere, including luxury glazed ceramics of the early and medieval Islamic era, illustrated manuscripts of medieval epic poems, and lacquerware of the early modern era
Dec 18, 2012ISTANBUL / The Album of the Winning Entries of the Muscat International Award for Innovation and Creativity in Crafts is one of the recent books published by IRCICA. The author of the publication is Dr. Nazeih Taleb Maarouf, Head of the Craft Development Program. The foreword is written by Dr. Halit Eren, the Director General of IRCICA.
Dec 13, 2012"My motivations are complex, even somewhat convoluted, but in a nutshell, I grew up in veiling cultures –both heavily Roman Catholic and Muslim– and thus know from experience that what the West perceives as the whys and wherefores of veiling –primarily oppressive, antiquated customs of the “Otherâ€â€“ are often distorted. I wanted to dispute those notions." (Jennifer Heath)
Dec 09, 2012
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