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- ISBN 9788281541689
- Weight: 780g
- Dimensions: 200 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 18 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Nasjonalmuseet
- Publication City/Country: NO
- Product Form: Hardback
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Emerging from the expanding field of Islamic art history, Deviant Ornaments brings together historical and contemporary works from across the Islamic world to produce a more global understanding of sexuality. This catalogue begins with an essay by external curator Noor Bhangu, followed by thematic essays by Dr. Anjali Arondekar, Dr. Andrew Gayed, and Dr. Laura U. Marks. The essays are accompanied by an interview with Oslo-based activist Rana Issa, a section on terminology, and curatorial texts on exhibited artworks.
Text in English and Norwegian.
Noor Bhangu is a curator and scholar, whose practice is rooted in relational curatorial aesthetics and practices. She completed her BA in the History of Art and her MA in Cultural Studies: Curatorial Practices at the University of Winnipeg. In 2018, she began her PhD in Communication and Culture at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University in Tkaronto, Toronto. Her dissertation investigates cultures of sexuality within Islamic visual culture to develop a queer genealogy, linking the past to the contemporary
