Amin Jaffer, one of the artistic directors of the Islamic Arts Biennale, on the prestigious Al Thani Collection, how there is no one canon of Islamic art and his Indian roots ...

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 ...

"Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it ... The fresco was partly painted over in the early 15th century with scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and Jesus ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are ...

In a barometer of early interest, the press trip itself accommodated ... the Kiswah that dresses the House of God,” says the Islamic art scholar Julian Raby, who returned as one of the artistic ...

Though several artefacts with origins in India in the display, the sole Indian institution is the Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art from Hyderabad. “This is the world’s only biennale ...

By juxtaposing historical objects from Islamic cultures with contemporary art, the Biennale explores how faith is experienced, expressed, and celebrated through feeling, thinking, and making. The ...