Topic Archives: Islamic art

The Langgeng Art Foundation has brought together works by Southeast Asia’s top photographers in a rare exhibition that is running until 21 January 2012.

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In a TED Talks video posted in May 2011, Shirin Neshat tells the audience how, as an artist in exile, she was inspired by her home country and people there.

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Between its well-designed covers, Contemporary Art in the Middle East presents a comprehensive survey of West Asian art and artists. Art Radar reviews.

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The 10 finalists for the 2011 Jameel Prize have been announced. To qualify for this V&A-administered prize, all artists must seek influence from Islamic art.

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INTERVIEW ASIAN ART MUSEUM CONTEMPORARY ART PAKISTANI ARTISTS Revolutions come far and few in between in the museum world. This season promises to be different. The Musée Guimet, France’s leading ancient Asian art museum, has opened its doors to contemporary Asian … Continue reading →

CENTRAL ASIAN ART CURATOR Every industry has its gatekeepers, and the art world is no exception. In the complex world of identifying and valuing cultural and artistic significance, it is the curator who filters through the ‘noise’ to uncover the … Continue reading →

PAKISTANI CONTEMPORARY VIDEO ART Art Radar talks to Pakistani miniaturist and video-maker Shahzia Sikander on the occasion of her debut show in China. The internationally acclaimed Shahzia Sikander spent 2003-2008 performing an in-depth study of the moving image and the fruits … Continue reading →

IRANIAN ART SURVEY 56 contemporary Iranian artists are presented in the attention-grabbing and timely Iran Inside Out exhibition at Chelsea Art Museum in New York (June 26 – Sep 5 2009). Surprisingly – or perhpas not – only 35 artists in the show reside inside Iran … Continue reading →

  PAKISTANI ART SHOW Along with the Japan Society and the ICP, the Asia Society based in New York is developing a reputation for curating the most influential books and shows to document emerging art coming out of Asia today. Its … Continue reading →

ART PALESTINE VENICE BIENNALE The debut of Palestine contemporary art at the 53rd Venice Biennale (June 7th – Sept. 30th) attempts to elevate Palestine art to the international spotlight. This post explores whether Islamic art from Palestine has been marginalized and to … Continue reading →

IRANIAN CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION US New York’s Chelsea Art Museum is holding its “groundbreaking” exhibition Iran Inside Out (26 June to 5 September 2009) which features 35 artists living and working in Iran alongside 21 others living in the diaspora. We are promised a ”multifarious portrait of … Continue reading →

MIDDLE EAST MUSEUMS The Art Newspaper has published a fascinating video interview with the Director of the Sharjah Museum, Manal Ataya. Because the video is in a frame rather than its own separate page, it is not possible to link to … Continue reading →

PAKISTANI CONTEMPORARY MINIATURE ART Keep hearing about contemporary Pakistani art and want to know a bit more? Here is a great little introductory video. RTHK, a Hong Kong media organisation, has produced a brief but powerful  video which, in just 6 … Continue reading →

ABRAAJ CAPITAL ART Unlike other art prizes, the Abraaj Capital Art Prize is awarded for art project proposals rather than work already produced. By recognising the latent potential of ideas and providing funding for the winners, the Abraaj Art Prize … Continue reading →

SAUDI ART MARKET A group of Saudi artists will appear for the first time at international auction at Christies April sale in Dubai. This follows the inaugural entry of Saudi Arabia to Art Dubai fair last month. Christies: Christie’s will … Continue reading →

INDONESIAN CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY This long – save it for lunch-time! -  informative reportage piece written in 2008 is about the history of Indonesian contemporary art up to and including the 2008 art boom. Michael Vatikiotis employs anecdotes, artist interviews … Continue reading →

    SAATCHI MIDDLE EAST ART SHOW Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London to 6 May 2009 Advertising mogul and art patron Saatchi is a master at generating extensive high profile media coverage for his shows giving us an uncommon opportunity to synthesise … Continue reading →

FEMALE IRANIAN ART The Masques of Shahrazad to 9-14 March 2009 at Candlestar GalleryEvolution and Revolution of three generations of Iranian women artists An exhibition featuring work by 28 Iranian women artists runs at The Mall Galleries, London, 9 – … Continue reading →

MIDDLE EASTERN ART BEIJING Shirin Neshat Women Without Men Faurschou Gallery Beijing to January 18 2009 As unlikely as it seems given the current political climate, many people in the art world are now asking: is contemporary Middle Eastern art … Continue reading →

    IRANIAN ART The New York Times has written a useful summary survey about art from Iran, the market for it over the last two years and what has been happening in recent auctions. Artists worked in relative obscurity … Continue reading →

IRANIAN ART PHOTOGRAPHY FILM WOMEN 27 September 2008 – 10 January 2009 30 Years of Solitude is a survey show of photography and film by some of Iran’s most talented women artists and is the first exhibition in the UK … Continue reading →

  ACQUISITIONS MIDDLE EASTERN ART As financial markets roil , art collectors seeking a safe haven eye up opportunities in the Middle East. If anything, some players expect an even stronger market in the Middle East than in China, because so many of … Continue reading →

EMERGING ARTISTS MIDDLE EAST Saatchi Online magazine showcases five up and coming artists from the Middle East.       Nadine Kanso Lebanese collage artist Nadine Kanso has her second solo show in B21 comprising 20 mostly monochromatic works. She explains “I work … Continue reading →

IRAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM SHOW  to 7 September 2008       The relation of the sexes to each other is at the very forefront of the various debates on societies shaped by Islam which are currently being held all over … Continue reading →