Commencing with a contemporary batik painting from the MAGNT collection by the renowned Indonesian artist Amri Yahya, this presentation by Dr James Bennett, Curator of Asian Art and Material Culture, will explore the significance of calligraphy in Islamic art and faith, both from the perspective of modern and historical art practices.

The title of the talk is inspired by the famous passage in the Qur’an: ‘If all the trees on the earth were pens and the oceans were ink, yet these would not suffice to record the Words of God’.

Free | Places are limited | Bookings are essential | Suitable for ages 16+

Key Information

Please register at the Information Desk in the Foyer from 5:15pm.

Talk commences in the Theatrette at 5:30pm.

COVID-Safety

We encourage you to:

* maintain 1.5m physical distancing from people not known to you where possible

* practice good hand hygiene and stay home in you are feeling unwell

Curator of Asian Art and Material Culture, Dr James Bennett at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. Photo: Mark Sherwood.