44: Islamic Art

For Pictorial's diamond jubilee, we talk about the wide-ranging portfolio of architect and designer Liz Diller. Links and Show Notes: Support Pictorial with a Relay FM Membership Traffic - Diller Scofidio + Renfro Vice/Virtue - Diller Scofidio + Renfro Blur Building - Diller ... Show More

The fascinating biography and beautiful textiles of mid-century icon Ruth Adler Schnee. Links and Show Notes: Support Pictorial with a Relay FM Membership Ruth Adler Schnee, Exuberant Designer of Modernist Textiles, Dies at 99 - The New York Times Ruth Adler Schnee - Wikipedia Cr ... Show More

Betty explains how to prove a painting was created by Rubens (and how to prove a painting was not created by Peter Doig). Links and Show Notes: Support Pictorial with a Relay FM Membership Pictorial #70: 2022 in Review - Relay FM Massacre of the Innocents Samson and Delilah Guide ... Show More

Wendy Shaw is an art historian and professor of the Art History of Islamic Cultures at the Freie Universität berlin. Her book "What is 'Islamic' Art?: Between Religion and Perception" explores the perceptions of arts, including painting, music and geometry through the discursive ... Show More

A series of conversations with Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and people who have been part of Qatar’s architecture & culture development journey. In this episode, Her Excellency is joined by the German scholar and the Director of the Museum of Islamic Art Dr. Julia G ... Show More

Art historian, educator and author Jonathan Bloom joins us on the afikra podcast to talk about paper, print and the Islamic world. He talks us through changing understandings of "Islamic" art and architecture through the decades, explains the premise of his book "Paper Before Pri ... Show More

In our most recent public memory, images of the Prophet Muhammad have caused a great deal of controversy, such as satirical cartoons of Muhammad in French magazine Charlie Hebdo, or Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. The sometimes violent backlash to these images has reinforced th ... Show More

What was it like curating the 1st Diriyah Islamic Arts Biennale? And how do you capture the essence of a place that is in the hearts and minds of Muslims around the world? Sumayya Vally talks to us about her personal relationship with Saudi Arabia, suspended geographies, adding t ... Show More

Mohammed Artan joins us to talk about the history of Islam in Somalia.  Mohammed Artan was born in Somalia, raised in the Netherlands, and currently lives in England. He is the director and founder of Looh Press, a publishing company specializing in Islamic, African, and Somali s ... Show More

It’s weird that contemporary art isn’t Modern Art, right? Modernism can be confusing, but host Klaire Lockheart will do her best to guide you through it. She will even improve upon the typical art history narrative because she will include women artists, such as Hilma af Klint an ... Show More

مقال فن الإدارة في الإسلام 

Suprematist art appears simple and non-controversial at first glance, but these geometric paintings by Kazimir Malevich, Olga Rozanova, and El Lissitzky were revolutionary. Listen as Klaire Lockheart examines Russian avant-garde artwork and art forgeries. Artists and Artwork: Mar ... Show More

Join Rachel Dedman as she explores the beauty and politics of Palestinian textiles. Listen as she discusses her work on the current Material Power exhibition in the UK, whose public programme was part of our Hands On Islamic Art project which works to engage the UK public with Is ... Show More