Detroit Institute of Arts • Detroit, Michigan •
Feb. 24, 2010
WATCH:
Interview with Detroit Institute of Arts Director Graham W. J. Beal
AmericaJR.com's
Garrett Godwin spoke one-on-one with Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)
Director Graham W. J. Beal regarding the new gallery of Islamic
art. Find out what's included in the new Islamic art gallery and
what visitors can expect to see when it opens to the public. There
are many new art pieces within this gallery that were never shown
before at the DIA. It is the first installment for the Asian collection
of the museum. Other installments will be made as more donations
come in to the museum.
WATCH:
Interview with DIA Curator of Islamic Art Dr. Heather Ecker
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo and Garrett Godwin spoke one-on-one with Dr. Heather
Ecker, Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Curator of Islamic Art and
Head of the Department of Arts of Asia and the Islamic World. The
new gallery includes works of art from the early 7th century up
to the 20th century. There are many new art pieces within this gallery
that were never shown before at the DIA. The Islamic Art gallery
will open to the public on Sunday, February 28.
WATCH:
New Islamic Art Gallery at the Detroit Institute of Arts (Press
Conference)
AmericaJR.com's
Jason Rzucidlo and Garrett Godwin were LIVE at the Detroit Institute
of Arts for a press conference regarding the museum's new Islamic
art gallery. Watch for remarks by DIA Director Graham W.J. Beal
and Dr. Heather Ecker, DIA Curator of Islamic Art and Head of the
Department of Arts of Asia and the Islamic World. The press conference
was held on Wednesday, February 24 at 9 a.m. The new gallery includes
works of art from the early 7th century up to the 20th century.
There are many new art pieces within this gallery that were never
shown before at the DIA.
The
Detroit Institute of Arts has had a long history of exhibiting
Islamic art, and now that tradition continued with a media
preview that took place early Wednesday morning. Open for
the public on Sunday, the collection goes back to the 7th
century and ends in the 1920's with William Valentin. Looking
at an astounding case, Heather Ecker looks at it from her
perspective as curator of Islamic art. That approach, said
the Arts of Asia and Islamic World department head, is to
look at the art closely -- what kinds of narrative and stories
being told. [2.25.10]
