id:			171152
accession number:	2013.65
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.65
updated:		2023-03-22 03:04:59.947000

Towards Another Land, 2012. Calligraphy by Hassan Massoudy (Iraq, 1944-), text by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Iranian, 1207–1273). Pigments on paper; paper: 74.9 x 54.9 cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund 2013.65

title:				Towards Another Land
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creation date:			2012
creation date earliest:		2012
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creditline:			L. E. Holden Fund
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culture:	Iraq, 21st century
technique:	pigments on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Calligraphy
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CREATORS

* Hassan Massoudy (Iraq, 1944-)  - artist

* Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (Iranian, 1207–1273)  - artist

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measurements: Paper: 74.9 x 54.9 cm (29 1/2 x 21 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2013-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	from artist to Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY
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This dynamic calligraphic art by the Iraqi artist Hassan Massoudy integrates three styles of Arabic script. Large Arabic letters with strong sweeping curves washed in opalescent turquoise complement the small text written in his elegant version of angular Kufic script. It reads, "Towards another land—a country where only light reigns," by the Iranian poet Rumi. Silhouetted script in the central area contributes to the vibrant harmony of this stunning work. <br><br>Hassan Massoudy grew up in Iraq where he practiced calligraphy but had to emigrate in order to study figure painting. In Paris, however, calligraphy became increasingly prominent in his art, eventually it took over, and has also been incorporated in his performance art.
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