Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam through Time and Place

The intercontinental reach of Dar al-Islam, or the Islamic world today, touches all continents. This exhibition features the diverse geographical and temporal legacies of works of art—not only in regions where Islam is or has been the majority religion, (such as present-day Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan and Zanzibar), but also from artists and makers who hail from traditions that have become suffused with so-called “Islamic” aesthetics (like China, Holland, India, France, Nigeria, Spain and the United States). Works in the exhibition were created as recently as 2016 but also as early as the 9th century. Enjoy and explore the fabulous diversity and profound meaning of spectacular works of art that exemplify interactions between art and Islam throughout the centuries and spanning the globe.

Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place was organized by The Newark Museum of Art. In Atlanta, the exhibition has been made possible through generous support from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc., the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA, and with special assistance from Dr. Abbas Barzegar.

View videos of of programs presented with the exhibition featuring authors, panelists, and lectures from across the US and the globe HERE .