The future of tradition, the tradition of future
Subtitle: 100 years after the exhibition Masterpieces of Muhammadan art in Munich = 100 Jahre nach der Ausstellung Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst in München
By: Chris Dercon, León Krempel and Avinoam Shalem (eds.).
Contributors: Haus der Kunst München
Publisher: Haus der Kunst; Prestel
Published: 2010
Place of publication: München; New York, NY
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9783791350851
Subjects: Islamic art; Exhibitions; Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst (1910 : Munich, Germany)
Other titles: 100 years after the exhibition Masterpieces of Muhammadan art in Munich; 100 Jahre nach der Ausstellung Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst in München; Future of tradition, the tradition of future :
Description: This breathtaking presentation of historic and contemporary Islamic art offers a lively comparison between past and present. A century ago, the exhibition 'Masterpieces of Muhammadan Art' at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, introduced the Western world to the artistic splendors of the East. Artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, along with thousands of other visitors, were inspired by the works' colorful abstractions and technical brilliance. One hundred years later, thirty of the pieces from the original exhibition have been reintroduced alongside contemporary and previously unexhibited examples of Islamic art, design, photography and fashion. The juxtaposition highlights issues , such as how we define Islamic art today, the role of the avant-garde in past and contemporary art, and how the 1910 exhibition was a turning point for the reception and exploration of Islamic art in the West. These and other perspectives are explored in lively essays by scholars and curators. Beautiful color reproductions allow readers to appreciate the enduring traditions as well as the remarkable developments in Islamic art.--Publisher description.
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Die Zukunft der Tradition--Die Tradition der Zukunft, 100 Jahre nach der Ausstellung Meisterwerke muhammedanischer Kunst in München" held at Haus der Kunst München, Sept. 17, 2010-Jan. 9, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125).

English and German.