The ‘liquid frontiers' of Islamic Art:   Interaction and exchange in the medieval period is the title of a free public lecture at The University of Western Australia on Tuesday, 20 October.

Stefano Carboni, 11th and current Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, will discuss the geographical boundaries of Islamic art, how to differentiate between religious and secular, and other issues.

Dr Carboni was previously Curator and Administrator in the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Visiting Professor at the Bard Graduate Center in New York.

He has lectured widely and taught courses in Islamic Art and Curatorial Studies and his publications include authoring and editing several prestigious international exhibition catalogues.  Dr Carboni joined the Metropolitan Museum after completing his graduate studies in Arabic and Islamic Art at the University of Venice and his PhD in Islamic Art at the University of London.

At the Metropolitan Museum he was responsible for many exhibitions including the acclaimed Venice and the Islamic World, 828 - 1797 (2006 - 2007).

WHAT:           Free public lecture, The ‘liquid frontiers' of Islamic art: Interaction and exchange in the medieval period

WHEN:           Tuesday, October 20, from 6pm

WHERE:        Webb Lecture Theatre, Room G21, Ground Floor Geography Building, UWA (Carparks P18 and 19 via Fairway Entrance Number 1).

This event is co-sponsored by the Institute of Advanced Studies;  Perth Medieval and Renaissance Group;  Network for Early European Research;  Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies;  Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts;  UWA Cultural Precinct, and the Centre for Muslim States and Societies at The University of Western Australia.

Media references

Audrey Barton (IAS)  (+61 8)  6488 4797
Sally-Ann Jones (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 7975  /  (+61 4) 20 790 098