"The Divine Beauty" will feature a range of work from local artists, from painting and ceramics to comedy performances and singing.
It's called "The Divine Beauty," and it's like no other show. It's the first exhibition devoted to contemporary art by North Texas Muslims. You can see it Saturday at Venue Forty50 in Addison.
When asked if the timing of the exhibition was deliberate — opposite the Dallas Museum of Art's current eye-dazzler, "Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity," Faizan Syed laughed. Syed is the executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations for Texas, which is hosting the show.
Actually, Syed said, there are any number of Muslim artworks on display in the area, all of them worthwhile. But "The Divine Beauty" was "created with living artists in mind."
It was also created to counter different stereotypes both inside and outside the Muslim community.