Faces of Faith: Illuminating the Beauty of Islamic Art
Noor Najeeb '24, Conroy Intern
Published by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, 2024, 4 pages
Faces of Faith presents a focused look at a group of artists who engage in diverse forms of the Islamic visual tradition from the 11th century to the present. It begins with Quranic scriptures, calligraphy, and geometric patterning, modes that have long occupied a defining position in historical Islamic art. This is juxtaposed with photography and contemporary art prints that focus on the individual experience. This exhibition demonstrates that Islam is not a monolithic culture but a dynamic and rich faith.
A Space for Dialogue is a student-curated exhibition program that began in 2001. Hood Museum of Art interns create an installation drawn from the museum's permanent collection by engaging with every aspect of curation, from doing research and selecting objects, to choosing frames and a wall color, to planning a layout and writing labels and a brochure, to giving a public talk. There have been over 100 A Space for Dialogue exhibitions on a wide variety of themes.