The Art Newspaper14d
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 ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN1d
Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative image.
Hindustan Times13d
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 ...