Affinities

Affinities are bonds of both kinship and closeness – a fitting term to evoke the relationship between the Departments of Islamic Art and of the Decorative Arts. These works have not only circulated between East and West since the Middle Ages; their techniques and decoration have served as sources of inspiration for European decorative arts. For over a century, Islamic art was displayed in the Department of Decorative Arts – a dialogue we are proposing to rekindle today by exploring three subjects: light, colour and sculpture.