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Asma-ul-Husna and Ayat-ul-Kursi IV, a mixed-media calligraphic painting by Ayesha Kamal

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center · Ward Circle, Northwest DC

Jenseits von Worten: Die sakrale Kunst von Ayesha Kamal (Beyond Words: The Sacred Art of Ayesha Kamal)

Now showing5 September 2026 – 6 December 2026·Free

Großformatige Mixed-Media-Gemälde der zeitgenössischen islamischen Kalligrafin verwandeln Koranverse und göttliche Namen in vielschichtige Oberflächen aus Blattmetall, plastischer Textur und kunstvoll verschlungener Schrift.

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