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A British Museum exhibition challenges misconceptions about 'Islamic art'


LONDON: At first glance, the description of a new exhibition and accompanying book celebrating a decade of the British Museum collecting contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa appears unnecessarily cumbersome, if not evasive.
The exhibition “Reflections: Contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa,” writes Venetia Porter, the museum’s curator of Islamic and contemporary Middle East art, is “about a collection of works in the British Museum … made by artists born in or connected to countries that include Iran, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Tunisia, states that belong within the region known today as the Middle East and North Africa.” ....

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Why Middle Eastern modern art was set to take centre stage at the British Museum


Why Middle Eastern modern art was set to take centre stage at the British Museum
Important works from North Africa and the Middle East were scheduled to go on display to showcase the full range of the region s talent
The Accident. Ink on paper, 2013. Funded by Maryam and Edward Eisler
Credit: Nicky Nodjoumi
The British Museum was due to open an exhibition next week celebrating its collection of modern and contemporary art from the Middle East and North Africa: some 700 examples by more than 300 artists, nearly all acquired in the last 10 years. Considering there has been no budget for acquisitions from the museum s central funds, this is a remarkable feat. ....

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British Museum celebrates over a decade of collecting contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa with a major new exhibition


Visitors will be encouraged to explore further by visiting the British Museum’s Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic world (Rooms 42-43) where additional works from this collection will be displayed including Taysir Batniji’s painting (13) exploring the notion of being between worlds, Khalil Joreije and Joana Hadjithomas’ photography and drawing series Faces (2009) (14), and a collection of artist books. (File Photo: Diliff/Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0,)
In February 2021, the British Museum will
celebrate over a decade of collecting contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa. Featuring over 100 works on paper from the collection,
Reflections: contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa weaves together a rich tapestry of artistic expression from artists born in or connected to countries from Iran to Morocco. These artists reflect on their own societies, all of which have experienced extraordinary changes in living memory. From drawings by art ....

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