Iranian sculptor to show works at Munich Islamic art exhibition

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) -- Iranian sculptor Kambiz Sabri will be displaying a series of his sculptures at an exhibition related to Islamic art opening in Munich on October 22.

Sabri has also been invited to deliver several lectures on modern Persian art along with other artists on the occasion of the 100 anniversary of the 1910 exhibition, he told the Persian service of MNA on Saturday.

The exhibit will be running at the Museum of Ethnology in Munich from October 22 to February 20.

The exhibit’s organizers used to believe that writing and calligraphy alone were the keys to understanding Muslim cultures. However over time, they have broadened their outlook and added other art forms to the exhibit including ceramics, metal, glass, wood and also textiles.

The scope of the presentations spans the early period of Islam to the present; from the art of the ruling elite to folk art and everyday aesthetics.

Sabri’s other collection of sculptures, which went on show last year, was inspired by a hadith (saying) of Imam Ali (AS) meaning that people are asleep and wake up when they die.

“I will also be taking this selection of sculptures and will set them up in the side section of the exhibit,” he remarked.

An exhibition of his video arts will open in Tehran in winter.