Maliha Noorani (Norma Jean Calderwood Curatorial Fellow), accompanied by Mary McWilliams (Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art), walks us through her process of building a Persian miniature painting.
Sep 02, 2012ZÃœRICH / Galerie Kashya Hildebrand felt compelled to extend their investigation of Iranian artists after the overwhelming success of their recent Iranian Calligraphy exhibition. In the exhibition 'New Perspectives in Contemporary Miniatures' another significant recent trend is being examined: the re-appropriation of miniature painting in the works by Amir Farhad, Babak Kazemi, Farah Ossouli and Soody Sharifi. The exhibition opens today and will run until October 6, 2012.
Aug 30, 2012"I am trying to preserve the core values essential to graffiti that conditioned my approach to art: the spirit of calligraphy allied to movement that comes from the aerosol paint medium, the desacralization of art, taking it outside of the museum and making it public." (Vincent Abadie Hafez aka Zepha)
Aug 28, 2012Phil Pasquini, an award winning photojournalist, has travelled across the country for the past several years in his quest to visit and record firsthand each of these uniquely American buildings making 'Domes, Arches and Minarets' a one-of-a-kind record of this little-explored subject area of American architecture.
Aug 26, 2012"My art is a reference to share the beauty, the divine mystery and an inner surface that expressing cosmic beauty heals the diseases of the soul." (Maimouna Patrizia Guerresi)
Aug 24, 2012In the Fall of 2012, the Galleries at Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar, will present a special solo exhibition featuring the contemporary work of Iranian-American artist Eric Parnes. It is the first one-man show of this artist in the region.
Aug 23, 2012"Evidence", the exhibition of new works by Wamidh Al-ÂAmeri will open on September 2 and will run until October 13, 2012 at AB Gallery Lucerne.
Aug 22, 2012French-born Tunisian artist eL Seed painted Tunisia’s largest graffiti mural on the country’s tallest minaret, located at the Jara Mosque in the south-eastern industrial city of Gabès. Reacting to the recent clashes between religious sects and the art community in Tunisia, the artist embarked on a project to transform this religious landmark into a public artwork during the holy month of Ramadan.
Aug 21, 2012Dear members and friends, we wish you Eid Mubarak. May Allah (subhanehu we tealla) bless us all and rewards us for our good deeds, inshallah.
Aug 19, 2012SARAJEVO / Saeed Rezai, an Iranian artist, is presenting his work to Sarajevo public for the 4th time. At the exhibition that opened at Gallery Preporod we can see Islamic calligraphy carved in the wood and combined with glass, mirror, metal and canvas. The exhibition was opened by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Aram, the Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of the Iran in Sarajevo. The exhibition will travel to Goražde (in Bosnia and Herzegovina) next week.
Aug 18, 2012"Mosques with their own beauty can be found all around Egypt. What attracts me the most are the ones built during the Mamluk period, like the Sultan Hassan Mosque. The architecture itself reflects the Grandeur of the Islamic era." (Mohammad Rahmo)
Aug 16, 2012On September 10, 2012 Alserkal Avenue will open its new season by welcoming a new addition to its creative community - The Fridge.
Aug 14, 2012
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