Islamic Art Exhibit at BYU

[pam]

Islamic Art Exhibit Crosses Bridges of Understanding - Church News and Events

In a corner of the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, Utah, USA, a page from a ninth-century, north African Qur’an manuscript gleams with gold-leaf lettering that reads, in part, “Whatever good you put forward for yourselves—you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah of what you do, is Seeing” (2:110).

The flowing calligraphy of the gilt Arabic script creates a beautiful pattern across the indigo page. But according to Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir, who is project director of the new exhibit—Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture—this page is much more than just beautiful; it’s a means of creating understanding.

[LittleWyvern]

I'm definitely going to check this out, thanks :)

[pam]

I think it sounds interesting myself.

[Jenamarie]

Cool! We may be going to Utah sometime this summer. Hopefully we'll get the chance to check it out. :)

[Tyler90AZ]

That is awesome!

Edited February 28, 2012 by Tyler90AZ

[HEthePrimate]

That is neat. Just curious, is it just the one item on display, or is there more Islamic art being shown, too?