The Art Newspaper12d
An entwining of the past and present: how history and modernity inform Islamic art in the 21st century
The organisers of the Islamic Arts Biennale have ceased trying to define Islamic art in favour of encouraging full expression ...
The National on MSN16d
How the Islamic Arts Biennale is broadening the definition of traditional art through its contemporary works
Impeccable craftsmanship and numerical attention to detail have long been hallmarks of historical Islamic art, from the calligraphy and border designs on the sacred pages of the Quran to the geometric ...
Phys.org on MSN11d
'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity
A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...
Hindustan Times11d
Islamic Arts Biennale: Kaaba’s kiswah goes on public display for the first time in Jeddah
redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale: A Rare Look at the Kaaba’s Drapes.(Image by X/WACommunity) Known as the Kiswah, it is made of black ...