Meet the people driving the kingdom's ambitious cultural expansion and its transformation into globally-recognized art hub.
Sadegh Adham shares how his childhood experiences during the Iran-Iraq war shaped his art, exploring themes of imperfection, identity, and bridging cultural history with global audiences.
Nigerian artist, Sherif Abdulrafiu, is making his name in the local art scene with his unique technique of creating beautiful ...
Rakesh Ramchurn reports on an exhibition exploring how Islamic art influenced the work of the pioneering British designer ...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in ...
Artist Adel Yazdi has been turning the long-neglected neighbourhood of Narenjestan's walls into a vivid visual tapestry ...
Dezeen, a world-renowned architecture and design magazine, has listed the 25 most significant buildings from the past 25 ...
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 ...
Renowned Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi unveils his latest masterpiece, titled “Between Sacred Cities”, at the Islamic Arts Biennale: The Second Edition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Marking the largest ...
With its symmetrical design of domes and arches, the white-marble mausoleum is a prime example of Indo-Islamic architecture ... the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, a saucer-shaped modernist ...
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Marianna Shreve Simpson holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has published, taught, and lectured widely on medieval and early modern Islamic art in general and the arts of the book in particular.