All Outputs (47)

Bologna e l'Arte Islamica - Bologna and Islamic Art (2024)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2024). Bologna e l'Arte Islamica - Bologna and Islamic Art. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Conoscenza e Liberta'. Arte Islamica al Museo Civico Medievale di Bologna (6-35). SAGEP Editori

Reimagining the Feminine Self: Strategies of Subversion in the Works of Contemporary Iranian Female Artists (2024)
Thesis
Shahandeh, K. Reimagining the Feminine Self: Strategies of Subversion in the Works of Contemporary Iranian Female Artists. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the works, produced over the last thirty years of around fifty contemporary Iranian female artists, both living in Iran and the diaspora. The artists discussed, mostly were either very young or were born after the Iranian Revolut... Read More about Reimagining the Feminine Self: Strategies of Subversion in the Works of Contemporary Iranian Female Artists.

Contesting Convention: Contemporary art within the political landscape of post-Soviet Central Asia (2023)
Thesis
Ploskonka Kean, K. Contesting Convention: Contemporary art within the political landscape of post-Soviet Central Asia. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The Future of Traditions. Writing Pictures: Contemporary Art from the Middle East (2023)
Exhibition / Performance
Contadini, A., & Issa, R. (2023). The Future of Traditions. Writing Pictures: Contemporary Art from the Middle East. 12 January 2023 - 25 March 2023

A Study of the Zoomorphic Incense Burners of Medieval Khurasan, c. 441–597/1050–1200 (2022)
Thesis
Kelly, E. C. A Study of the Zoomorphic Incense Burners of Medieval Khurasan, c. 441–597/1050–1200. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis researches the zoomorphic incense burners (ZIBs) produced in medieval Khurasan between c.441-597/1050-1200, to understand their role, function and meaning in that multicultural environment. A database is established, with defined classifi... Read More about A Study of the Zoomorphic Incense Burners of Medieval Khurasan, c. 441–597/1050–1200.

Modern Art Movements in Oman, The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain (1953-2007) (2021)
Thesis
Stoby, A. Modern Art Movements in Oman, The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain (1953-2007). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Fatimid Metalwork in Its Mediterranean Context (2019)
Thesis
Bilotto, G. Fatimid Metalwork in Its Mediterranean Context. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Acoustic Automata (2019)
Book Chapter
Camber, R., & Contadini, A. (2019). Acoustic Automata. In A. Contadini (Ed.), The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean (63-75). Pacini Editore

The Lucca Falcon (2019)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2019). The Lucca Falcon. In A. Contadini (Ed.), The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean (419-448). Pacini Editore

The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion: History, Art and Technology (2019)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2019). The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion: History, Art and Technology. In A. Contadini (Ed.), The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean (197-256). Pacini Editore

The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean (2018)
Book
Contadini, A. (Ed.). (2018). The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean. Pacini Editore

Presenting the Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion (2018)
Book Chapter
Camber, R., & Contadini, A. (2018). Presenting the Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. In A. Contadini (Ed.), The Pisa Griffin and the Mari-Cha Lion. Metalwork, Art, and Technology in the Medieval Islamicate Mediterranean (19-34). Pacini Editore

Mughal glass: Indian glass from the late modern and early colonial period (2018)
Thesis
Desjardins, T. Mughal glass: Indian glass from the late modern and early colonial period. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Importing, Trading, and Collecting Islamic Artworks in Seventeenth-Century Italy: the Cospi Museum (2017)
Thesis
Gigante, F. Importing, Trading, and Collecting Islamic Artworks in Seventeenth-Century Italy: the Cospi Museum. (Thesis). Warburg Institute; SOAS University of London

This thesis explores the importation, trading, and collection of Islamic art in Italy in the seventeenth century, focusing in particular on the case of the Cospi Museum, which featured more Islamic artefacts than any other contemporary Italian collec... Read More about Importing, Trading, and Collecting Islamic Artworks in Seventeenth-Century Italy: the Cospi Museum.

Blowing and Hitting: Music for Korean Envoys (2017)
Book Chapter
Howard, K. (2017). Blowing and Hitting: Music for Korean Envoys. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Celebrating Art and Music: The SOAS Collections (218-231). SOAS University of London

The kora – from West Africa to the world stage (2017)
Book Chapter
Duran, L. (2017). The kora – from West Africa to the world stage. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Celebrating Art and Music: the SOAS collections (12-19). SOAS University of London

Celebrating Art and Music: The SOAS Collections (2017)
Book
Contadini, A. (Ed.). (2017). Celebrating Art and Music: The SOAS Collections. SOAS; Taylor McKenzie

Three London mosques: fragments of an alternative architecture (2016)
Thesis
Bakhtiar, K. Three London mosques: fragments of an alternative architecture. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Samanid material culture and identity formation in Post-Soviet Tajikistan (2015)
Thesis
Hughes, K. Samanid material culture and identity formation in Post-Soviet Tajikistan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

A study on Ottoman Christian aesthetic : Greek-Orthodox vestments & ecclesiastical fabrics, 16th to 18th centuries (2015)
Thesis
Vryzidis, N. A study on Ottoman Christian aesthetic : Greek-Orthodox vestments & ecclesiastical fabrics, 16th to 18th centuries. (Thesis). SOAS University of London