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Visitors view paintings during the “Colors from Homs” Exhibition in Istanbul. Ashrq Al-Awsat archive.
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
London – “Homs, known as the mother of black stones granted the Arab-Syrian painting a stream of colors, which made it the city of rainbows. Painters, who are familiar with numerous artistic styles and perspectives – their eyes on their city, and their...
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Islamic art on display at the courtyard level of Louvre’s new Islamic gallery. (Courtesy of The Louvre Museum)
by Juliet Highet | May 4, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—For the first time ever, a major Western museum, the Louvre, has provided a permanent home for an Islamic art collection. The Louvre has provided massive new gallery space to house what Louvre Director, Henri Loyrette, describes as being “one of...
