Modernities: Discontent and Alliances

Thursday, December 3

Time: 6pm 

Location: Room 612, Schermerhorn Hall, 1190 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Nada Shabout, University of North Texas, with discussant Zainab Bahrani, Columbia University.

'Islamic' Art:  Disrupting Unity and Discerning Ruptures

A series of lectures to address the historiography of the field 'Islamic Art' by scoring the particular moments of ruptures that fractured its foundations.

This event is organized by Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor, Arts of Islam, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, in collaboration with the Middle East Institute.