A Saint in the City Exhibit Celebrates the Sufi Arts
A Saint in the City Exhibit Celebrates the Sufi Arts
A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal is the first major U.S. exhibition of the arts and culture of a dynamic and influential Muslim spiritual brotherhood, known as Mouridism, in the West African country of Senegal. The exhibition explores the range of Mouride arts—large popular murals, intricate glass paintings, calligraphic healing devices, posters for social activism, colorful textiles, and paintings by internationally known contemporary artists. Mouridism is based on the teachings of the Senegalese Muslim Saint Sheikh Amadou Bamba (1853–1927). The exhibition is on view at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture from March 9 through May 31.
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