More widely, Islamic tradition has discouraged the figurative depiction of living creatures, especially human beings. Islamic art has therefore tended to be abstract or decorative. Shia Islamic ...

Artist Ahmet Ogut said art has a “power and agency” that doesn’t need to wait to be recognized by politicians or scientists.

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