A letter from the road
By Michael Hornsby | January 30, 2013
Cornucopia was delighted to recieve a letter from subscriber Janet Surman about her recent trip to visit the painted village mosques of Denizli, which feature in the beautiful photographs by Ali Konalı and Tarkan Kutlu on the cover of issue 48. Sadly some of the mosques seem to be in...
History, Islamic Art, Travel
London’s Autumn Islamic Sales Week 2012
By Michael Hornsby | September 26, 2012
Next week, three of the world's major auction houses present their annual smorgasbord of art from the Islamic world. Christie's lead the field this year with five sales in London, beginning with Arts of India on October 1, followed by the biennial Oriental Rugs and Carpets the next day, two...
Islamic Art
From miniatures to microchips: a new dimension to the Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s calligraphy collection
By Michael Hornsby | May 10, 2012
In a first for a museum display of Islamic Art, the refurbished exhibition of calligraphy and manuscripts at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum incorporates video and touch-screen technology to allow visitors an augmented reality experience of the collection. Using an iPad handed to you at the door you can call up...
Contemporary Art, Islamic Art, News
London’s Islamic Week
By Thomas Roueche | May 7, 2012
London’s Islamic Week is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Rooms of unique, museum-quality Islamic artefacts go on show twice a year – albeit for only a week – offering those in the know a chance to take a close look at rarities that usually live behind closed doors in...
Fine Art, Islamic Art
Talking tiles
By admin | December 6, 2011
From Kütahya to the World: the Story of Tiles and Ceramics Pera MuseumMeşrutiyet Caddesi No.6534443 Tepebaşı - Beyoğlu - İstanbul 10 December Saturday, 10am Free admission Lovers of Turkish ceramics should not miss a symposium at the Pera Museum on Saturday. "From Kutahya to the World: the Story of...
Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
Anatolian kilims in San Francisco
By Cornucopia | November 15, 2011
The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection de Young Museum Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA, USA. 94118 Until June 10th, 2012 The de Young Museum in San Francisco has one of the largest collections of textiles in...
Islamic Art
Oriental treasures, continued
By Michael Hornsby | October 6, 2011
ART AT AUCTION UPDATED Following hot on the heels of the Sotheby's and Bonhams' sales of Islamic art, ceramics and textiles on Tuesday and Wednesday (see below), Christie's present a very impressive sale today and tomorrow. Cornucopia's Thomas Roueche has been to meet William Robinson, Islamic Art expert at Christie's,...
Islamic Art
Oriental treasures
By Michael Hornsby | September 12, 2011
ART AT AUCTION Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, Germany Sale: September 13, 2011. 3 p.m. Viewing: September 10 – 12, 2011. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m; September 13, 2011. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. September 13 sees an auction of very fine Turkish wares in Stuttgart, including Iznik...
Fine Art, Islamic Art
Winners at the podium
By Michael Hornsby | August 25, 2011
The 14th International Congress of Turkish Art Collège de France 11, place Marcelin Berthelot 75231 Paris Cedex tel : +331.44.27.12.11. September 19 - 22 2011 Forget London 2012, or Istanbul's 2020 bid, the Olympics of Turkish art academia are just a few weeks away. The 14th International Congress of Turkish...
Books, Fine Art, Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
ICOC XII, Stockholm
By Michael Hornsby | June 22, 2011
The 12th International Conference on Oriental Carpets, Stockholm, Sweden 16 - 18 June, 2011 ICOC XII was declared open by former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Hans Blix, a Stockholm local and, would you know it, a carpet enthusiast. Ambassador Blix also turns out to be a...
Islamic Art, Talks and Lectures
Current Events
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Exhibition
Sadberk Hanım Museum, Upper Bosphorus (Europe), Istanbul
December 7, 2012 – June 30, 2013
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Exhibition
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston
February 20, 2013 – July 14, 2013
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Research Centre for Anatolian Civilisations (RCAC), Galatasaray, Istanbul
March 8, 2013 – June 10, 2013
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The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh
March 8, 2013 – July 21, 2013
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Armaggan Nuruosmaniye Art and Design Gallery, Kapalıçarşı/The Covered Bazaar, Istanbul
March 20, 2013 – May 29, 2013
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