This week: Islamic calligraphy and illumination in the library
Opening of Isl. Ms. 229 (Istanbul, 1791 or 2), an album of "taklid" (imitation) by the Ottoman calligrapher Mahmud Celâleddin Efendi (d.1829) reproducing pieces by the master Hafız Osman Efendi (d.1698).
Join us this Thursday, 9 April, 6-8p in the Hatcher Gallery for a conversation and collection visit with artists specializing in Ottoman classical book arts.
Aisha Imam, director of Reed Society for the Sacred Arts will lead a panel discussion with
Dr. Nihad Dukhan — a resident of Farmington Hills who received his icazet (ijāzah — calligraphy diploma) in sülüs and nesih (thuluth and naskh) styles from Istanbul grand master calligrapher Hasan Çelebi in 2009, and in talik (taʿlīq) style in 2013 from master calligrapher Mohamed Zakariya
Khalid Casado — a Madrid-based calligrapher who received his icazet in sülüs and nesih styles under the masters Hasan Çelebi, Ferhat Kurlu and Nuria García in 2014
Behnaz Karjoo — a New York-based Iranian-American tazhib (illumination) artist who has been classically trained under a distinguished master of Turkish illumination
Following the panel, curator Evyn Kropf will join the artists to lead a guided viewing of pieces from the Islamic Manuscripts Collection. This collection includes a significant number of works by well-known Ottoman masters of calligraphy and illumination to which contemporary calligraphers and illuminators trained in Ottoman traditional practices trace their artistic lineage.
Organized in partnership with Reed Society for the Sacred Arts and sponsored by the University of Michigan Library, Global Islamic Studies Center, and History of Art Department.
