Sentences with phrase «islamic artistic traditions»
«Now that Spirit and Matter has introduced North American audiences to the Keir Collection for the first time in its history, the dedicated Keir Collection Gallery will deepen and enrich visitors» appreciation for the 13 centuries of vibrant Islamic artistic traditions that the collection encompasses,» said Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir, the DMA's Senior Advisor for Islamic art, who was integral to bringing the Keir Collection to Dallas.
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«As an internationally engaged institution with a legacy of fostering cross-cultural understanding, the DMA is proud to inaugurate the first ever dedicated gallery space for the Keir Collection, which will illuminate the artistic traditions of the Islamic world for our local and national audiences,» said Agustín Arteaga, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art.
Covering a millennium of Islamic history in regions extending from Spain to India, this comprehensive exhibition surveyed the extraordinary range and visual virtuosity of one of the world's great artistic traditions.
Often recognized as the father of African and Arab Modernism, Ibrahim El - Salahi aims to redefine trends in European and American art through the artistic traditions of African, Islamic and Arab cultures.
The artist looks to the use of geometry in Islamic art as opposed to figurative forms seen in other artistic traditions.
, known for her idiosyncratic projects such as the wearable Menstruation Machine — Takashi's Take (2010); New York - based Iranian abstract painter Ali Banisadr, whose paintings often reference growing up during the 1978 — 79 Islamic Revolution; London - based Faiza Butt, who taps into Pakistani artistic traditions while creating work that questions gender and sexuality; and Australian artist Robert Andrew, whose kinetic machines explore his Indigenous heritage.