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Madness and Masterpiece: The Art and Life of Richard Dadd
Join us for a captivating lecture exploring the extraordinary life and work of Richard Dadd, the Victorian artist whose brilliance flourished even within the walls of Bedlam asylum.
Reaffirming a Western Islam by Fostering Western Muslim Civilisational and Cultural Belonging
This talk explores Western Muslims’ place in civilizational history, moving beyond stereotypes to recognize them as key contributors to the Western cultural narrative.
“By The Star When It Descends”: Astronomy in Islamic Art
This talk will touch on several aspects regarding Islamic art and architecture’s relevance to the field of astronomy across time and space
The role of Women in the Emergence of NY’s Most Iconic Museums
This lecture will dive into the lives and motivations of female founders of the most iconic NY art museums.
The Mind’s Mirage: A Scientific Account of the Illusion of Self
This lecture will explore how the science of brain and behaviour gets to the heart of what makes us who we are – or perhaps, what makes us seem to be.
William Blake: A life of Innocence and Experience
This talk will provide a biographical background on enigmatic artist William Blake and his partner Catherine.
AI and Writing: A Study in Mechanical Dreams and Recursive Hallucinations
This talk on AI and written word will take us on a tour of what is being currently created as well as the direction we are headed.
Design and Divine Order: Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art
This lecture will cover the origins of this millennia-old tradition, focusing on the development of geometric designs in Islamic art.
Unseen Energies: depicting the spirit in 19th and 20th century art
From the spirit photographs, paintings and drawings by Hilma af Kilnt and Georgiana Houghton to the spiritual energies of colour, line and shape in the work of Piet Mondrian, Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky, this talk will explore how the development of abstract art in Europe was linked to a desire to depict unseen energies.