This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice;and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 – Islamic art scholars Oleg Grabar, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Glenn D. Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, engaged in a ...

Calligraphy is derived from the Greek words “Kallos” meaning “beauty” and “Graphein” meaning “to write”. Thousands of years ago, there were no fancy pens or pencils in ancient civilisations like Egypt ...

Craftsmen mounted the calligraphy in books, often inside gold borders and alongside elaborate illustrations. This folio dates to the 16th century. Freer/Sackler Gallery A Persian calligraphy that ...

In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...

Calligraphy was once China’s highest art form—then the Communist Party tried to erase it. Now, under Xi Jinping, it’s making a comeback. At Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, a rare copy of the Orchid Pavilion ...

Regarded by the Chinese as the highest expression of all art forms, calligraphy has been flourishing and evolving in China for over 3,000 years. The extraordinary variety of calligraphic techniques, ...

UAE-based Pakistani visual artist Sadia Fahad blends Arabic calligraphy and abstract expression. She has developed a personal style that weaves together sacred texts, emotion-evoking brushwork and ...

Regular passengers waiting for trains at many stations of the MTR’s Island line in Hong Kong are familiar with the distinctive Chinese calligraphic script in signage and designs on walls. The vigorous ...