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Why one Iranian artist is turning Shiraz's old neighbourhoods into a vibrant cultural hub
Artist Adel Yazdi has been turning the long-neglected neighbourhood of Narenjestan's walls into a vivid visual tapestry ...
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New Nadia Saikali exhibition demonstrates Beirut’s role as a hub for abstract art in the 1970s and 1980s
For Nadia Saikali, abstraction is akin to dancing on the canvas. The Lebanese artist, who was born in 1936, has often ...
‘Sex magic’ and surrealism: the ‘supersensual’ life – and eye-popping art – of Ithell Colquhoun
One summer’s day in 1936, a crowd piled into a Mayfair gallery to hear Salvador Dalí give a lecture at the International ...
Islamic Arts Biennale: Kaaba’s kiswah goes on public display for the first time in Jeddah
Islamic Arts Biennale marks the public debut of Kaaba’s kiswah in Jeddah, redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map ...
Remembering the lost art of calligraphy in Kashmir from the 7th century to the late 19th century
“The artist who, in the shadow of the throne of His Majesty, has become a master of calligraphy is Muhammad Husain of Kashmir ...
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'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 ...