Arabesque exhibition in Jerusalem combines traditional and contemporary art

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The Contemporary Arabesque exhibition at Jerusalem's Museum of Islamic Art explores modern interpretations of the iconic arabesque pattern created by local artists including Rimma Arslanov. Image courtesy of TimeOut 

JERUSALEM---The ancient Islamic artistic style called arabesque is getting a reboot for the 21st century. The geometric motif first appeared in Islamic art in the 10th century, in architecture, textiles, pottery and metal vessels. Contemporary Arabesque, an exhibition at Jerusalem's Museum of Islamic Art explores modern interpretations of the iconic arabesque pattern created by local artists. "Arabesque is a very common and significant ornament in the world of Islam. The exhibition examines what the artists did with their motifs and how they create and express their own personal voice through by using them in their art," said Tamar Gispan-Greenberg, a curator of the exhibition. The exhibition runs until April 7 at the museum which holds 5,000 pieces of Islamic art. [More]