In this groundbreaking volume on the use of Islamic geometry in modern
and contemporary art from the region, Roxane Zand and Sussan Babaie
explore ways in which traditional geometric legacies are applied and
interpreted in new contexts. Works by artists Anila Quayyum Agha,
Mohamed Kanoo, Lulwah Al Homoud, Gibran Tarazi, Dana Awartani, Susan
Hefuna, Monir Farman Farmaian, Mahmoud Sabri, Nasreen Mohamedi, Zeinab
Al Hashemi, Mouteea Murad, Ajlan Gharem, Ahmad Angawi, Ibtisam
Abdulaziz, Aljoud Loutah, Timo Nasseri, Samir Sayegh, Mehdi Moutashar,
Philip Taaffe, Sahand Hessamiyan, Nargess Hashemi, Naqsh collective and
Ahmed Mater are included.
Babaie's essay traces the significance of geometry in the history of
Islamic arts, looking at the emergence of modernisms of the Middle East
through the prism of selected works by the artists. Their works
underscore the distinctive ways geometry has inspired the art of the
region.