Tomorrow Spirit and Matter: Masterpieces from the Keir Collection of Islamic Art opens during our September fall block party Late Night. Huffington Post ranked it at #1 among “need to see” art shows this fall and it is a “Critic’s Pick” in The Dallas Morning News. This morning, exhibition curator and DMA Senior Advisor for Islamic Art Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir shared a sneak peek of the exhibition with national press.
Be among the first to see these intricately decorated objects spanning numerous centuries and continents tomorrow night and join Dr. Al Khemir for a talk on the works of art at 7:00 p.m.
Bowl, Egypt: Cairo, 11th–12th century, painted in luster on an opaque white glaze, The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art, K.1.2014.266
Ewer, Egypt, late 10th–early 11th century, rock crystal; carved; 19th-century gold mount by Jean-Valentin Morel, The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art, K.1.2014.1.a–b
Figurine of a bull, Iran: 12th–13th century, fritware, painted in luster on a blue glaze, The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art, K.1.2014.350
Pendant, Egypt: Fatimid period, 11th century, metal, The Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art, K.1.2014.90
