The world’s first Islamic art biennale shines a light on African artists
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Show Notes
The inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale is underway in Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia. This important new event for the Muslim world features numerous
African artists. And the biennale’s artistic director is Sumayya Vally, a
South African architecture professor and principal of Counterspace design
studio. A rising star in the art and architecture worlds, Vally was intent on
creating the biennale to connect with the diverse experiences of being
Muslim through ritual, practices and philosophies
GUEST: SUMAYYA VALLY – Artistic Director of the Islamic Arts Biennale