“Many of the lenders asked me early on, ‘Why Utah? Why BYU? There is no Islamic art in Utah.’ I said, ‘Well, precisely. We need to take Islamic art to Utah,’” Al Khemir said. “And why BYU? Well, here’s a community—a religious community—who sincerely embraced the project, who was willing to cross bridges.” The largest lender is the Dar al-Athar-al-Islamiyyah (DAI) museum in Kuwait. Other lenders include the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the British Museum and the National Library of Morocco. The show will travel to three other museums across the United States including the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newark Museum and Portland Art Museum. “Beauty and Belief will communicate a message of spirituality and cultural understanding to audiences in four time zones across the United States,” said Mark Magleby, Director of the Museum of Art. “It is the most ambitious exhibition ever executed by the MOA, a project that has required worldwide collaboration. The art objects and Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir’s insights are awe-inspiring, and we are anxious for the BYU and Utah communities—as well as our national and international friends—to experience the exhibition.”
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:31:47 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015