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An example of Iznik China dating to circa 1510. (Photo courtesy of )
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A piece by Arwa Al-Neimy from the ‘Words and Illuminations’ exhibit in Medina in February 2014 (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Medina: A City of Words and Illuminations
Medina, Asharq Al-Awsat&8212;As Medina’s celebrations following its selection as the Capital of Islamic Culture 2013 draw to a close, there could have been no better way to end than with the “Words and Illuminations” exhibition that opened earlier this week. The...Caption:
File photo of Manal Al-Dowayan’s Tree of Guardians’ taking at the Jeddah Art Week. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
A Forest of Family Trees
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabian artist Manal Al-Dowayan is causing a stir in the Arab art world with her family trees. These are family trees with a difference: a series of matrilineal ones engraved on brass leaves and brought together at the Jeddah Art Week...Caption:
Ahlam Lemseffer, Wafa’a Mezouar, Nawal Sekkat, Leila Cherkaoui and Claudine Lavit Lahlou at the opening of their exhibition in Marrakesh (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Morocco’s female artists showcased in new Exhibition
Marrakesh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Until a few years ago, women’s presence in the plastic arts such as sculpture and ceramics in Morocco remained limited. While dozens of male names emerged on the Moroccan plastic arts scene— Jilali Gharbaoui, Hassan Al-Kilawi, Mohamed...Caption:
A man walks past graffiti depicting ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) and the Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Khairat Al-Shater in downtown Cairo on September 24, 2013. The Arabic words read, “Liar project – Deluded citizen”. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)