REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TORONTO — Kate Taylor, in an article published in The Globe And Mail, shared her reaction to the exhibit. Aga Khan Museum recently. He is a visual arts critic at Globe and Mail and writes about film politics and culture.
He began his presentation by delivering, in a corner of the exhibition to Museum Aga Khan, a blue and white tile panel made in Syria in the 16th century. It reveals an arch, a lantern and the dark silhouette of a pair of sandals. These are the sandals of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
The panel confirmed Western understanding of the role of art in Islam. This exhibition carries a visual theme, which sometimes contradicts the interpretation itself at every turn.
According to Ulrike Al-Khamis, who was appointed director of the Toronto museum last July and curator of this exhibition, it is really a misunderstanding created by Western academics.
“They don’t take into account the complex and diverse nature of Muslim culture. This exhibition demonstrates the fact that Muslim culture, like any other culture, has images in relation to its needs,” he said, as bring it back The Globe and the Mail, Wednesday (4/27/2022).
One of these needs is the expression of political power. In the thematic section are delicate miniatures celebrating the perfection of the Mughal emperors, who ruled parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh from the 16th to the 19th century. While the latest portrait photos confirm the continuity of the royal house dynasty in the Gulf countries.
“Subtle or not-so-subtle, the image of the leader is a form of propaganda. It’s a point made by present-day Iranian artist Siamak Filizadeh in a 2014 photomontage titled Coronation showing 19th-century Persian king Naser al- Din Shah seated on a throne supported by women’s feet and surrounded by other images,” Taylor explained.
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