Mormon Exhibit on Islamic Art Arrives in Indiana on November 2, 2012

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest O. Britton

Griffin, cast bronze with engraved decoration, made in Spain
(possibly Cordoba) in the 11th century. (Copy in exhibition).

INDIANA --- "Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture" is the largest traveling survey exhibition of Islamic art ever assembled in the United States, and it will open at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on November 2, 2012. Organized by Brigham Young University Art Museum, the exhibition features more than 250 objects, including metalwork, ceramic, paintings, calligraphy, woodcarving, carpets, and textiles.