Catching up on Islamic art
Art museums are scrambling to attract more audiences for Islamic art, both historical materials and contemporary art from the wide expanse of the Middle East and North Africa region, Central Asia and the Caucasus, writes SAJID RIZVI. The aim ostensibly is to build up visitor numbers and public understanding of Islamic cultures and civilisations. Can this increased interest in Islamic art and culture substitute for a greater commitment...
Contemporary Indian and Pakistani Art: Basic Ways They Differ and Why
By MARCELLA SIRHANDI On 15 August, 1947 India was given independence from British control; at the same time East and West Pakistan, two wings of a new nation were carved out of the subcontinent. The creation of Pakistan was certainly promulgated by political and economic motives as well as those of religion, each acting upon the other. While these two countries became divided on many fronts—ideological as well as geographic— there...
Ustad Bashir Ahmad and the Year of Indian Miniature Painting
By MARCELLA SIRHANDI Reproduced from the print and digital editions of Eastern Art Report The legendary Padshanama in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle is traveling to some of the world’s most famous museums in 1997 and 1998 in connection with the 50 years of Indian Independence. The fanfare created by the exhibition was a perfect opportunity for Queen Elizabeth to pay tribute to a contemporary traditional miniature painter in...
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