New Museum of Islamic Art exhibit shines spotlight on Iraq
The show found a temporary home at the museum largely thanks to the inspiration and practical endeavor of Oded Halahmy, an 86 ...
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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 ...
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Salwa Saleem’s art flowers with roots in architecture and stems in painting
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Visual artist and architect Salwa Saleem says she has a “passion for creating meaningful ...
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Exhibition shows boxing and calligraphy 'both art'
"Boxing is an art that has to flow and have a rhythm, just like calligraphy. "If you strip a lot of things back, it's all just about mental strength, discipline and self-control. "Boxing's just ...
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Exhibition shows boxing and calligraphy 'both art'
"Boxing's just like calligraphy - if it's forced it doesn't come out right." Tasif Khan said the exhibition would show the "resemblance" between the two art forms The exhibition is told through ...
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IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008
Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". This austere stack of limestone ...