Les arts de l'Islam, un passé pour un présent. Catalogue shifting alliances

shifting alliances

from one society to another and from Antiquity to the present day

the analysis of their representations (iconography

Evanescent or three-dimensional

their pervasive dynamism

Les arts de l'Islam, un passé pour un présent. Catalogue shifting alliancesThrough works from French collections, this book offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic art, including contemporary artists. It allows for a better understanding of certain cross cutting issues, such as the place of the secular, the religious, and the image, and invites readers to explore a vast territory with multiple cultures and exchanges, between Asia, Africa, and Europe. From Samarkand to Cordoba, via the Taj Mahal, Isfahan, Istanbul, Cairo,