Indiana Artist Anila Quayyum Agha Talks Sacred Spaces and Religion

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By Laura C. Mallonee

ArtPrize visitors in the gallery with Anila Quayyum Agha’s “Intersections” at the Grand Rapids Art Museum

MICHIGAN---“Intersections” consists of an intricately laser-cut box hung at the center of the gallery. Lit from within, it casts shadows on the surrounding walls, immersing the viewer in the wondrous geometry of the Alhambra. The medieval Moorish palace is kindred to the mosques of Agha’s homeland — sacred spaces of prayer, discourse, and creativity that she, as a girl growing up in Lahore, was excluded from. "I don’t subscribe to any organized religion." (said artist Anila Quayyum Agha) "I believe in ethics, compassion, tolerance, and generosity. All are hallmarks for world religions." [link]