The Tongue of the Ocean is a geographical feature in the Bahamas, a deep-water basin situated between the islands of Andros and New Providence. It was here in 1972 that Turkish-American artist Bilgé ...

Zarina Hashmi's work that imagines "home" as an idea we carry with us sets the tone for the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art's first exhibition in New York. An installation view of Exhibition 1 at ...

IAIA’s founder and patron Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani. Courtesy of Institute of Arab and Islamic Art I tend to look at styles and aesthetics, and go into a deeper reading of those artists, and ...

Several thought-provoking exhibitions are currently on display across the Arab world. From a travelling show of contemporary Saudi artists to one that highlights Beirut as a hub for abstraction in the ...

Nude painting flourished among Arab artists in the 20th century during a period of cultural renaissance. Now these rarely seen works are on view at the Wallach Art Gallery. By Sara Aridi The subject ...

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As Arab American Heritage Month is celebrated, one Northern California artist is keeping the centuries-old tradition of Islamic calligraphy alive, one carefully measured stroke at a time. Sehar ...