Art Informant
A space for lovers, actors and welcomers to Islamic and Indian arts, to explore the actuality of the art market, exhibition and research.Every episode, join Isabelle Imbert as the Art Informant in conversations with specialists of the Islamic and Indian art history and art market.
Episodes
41 episodes
Medieval Silks and Textile History with Corinne Muehlemann
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Corinne Muehlemann, Assistant Professor and Chair of the History of Textile Arts at the Institute of Art History in the University of Bern. Corinne is one of the rare specialists of silks produced during the Middle-A...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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1:22:58
Cities of Ottoman Bosnia with Vincent Thérouin
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Vincent Thérouin, PhD candidate in Islamic archaeology in the university of Paris Sorbonne. Vincent works on a little-known topic: Ottoman Bosnia between the 15th and 17th centuries, and more particular...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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1:03:37
Opening of Azca Auctions with Beatrice Campi and Tomas Aznar
In today’s episode, we are getting the behind the scenes of an auction house opening with Beatrice Campi and Tomas Jose Aznar Gonzales, founders and directors of Aznar auction, a brand new auction house opened in 2024 and dedicated to Arts of t...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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1:02:56
Iranian Mina'i Wares with Richard McClary
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Richard McClary, Senior lecturer in Islamic art history at the University of York. Throughout his career, Richard has published extensively on artistic and architectural productions across the Islamic world. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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1:11:51
Arts and Diplomacy of Qajar Iran with Fuchsia Hart
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Fuchsia Hart, Sarikhani Curator for the Iranian Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Fuchsia is an art historian specialised in the artistic productions of 19th century Iran, ruled by the Qajar dynast...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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57:02
Curating Islamic Manuscripts with Nur Sobers-Khan
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nur Sobers-Khan, doctor in Islamic studies and curator of Islamic arts. Nur started working in curation immediately after getting her Ph.D. in 2012, and has since worked in several collections, looking ...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:03:04
Turkish Ottoman Figure Painting with Suzanne Compagnon
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Suzanne Compagnon, post-doctoral fellow at the university of Utrecht. Suzanne recently got her Ph.D. from the University of Vienna with a thesis focused on Turkish Ottoman painting, and more speci...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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1:26:18
Islamic Architecture of the Swahili Coast with Stephane Pradines
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Pr Stephane Pradines, Professor of Islamic Art, Architecture and Archaeology at the Aga Khan University in London. Stephanes is an archaeologist with a particular expertise on Sub-Saharan Africa, a large region that is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:24:03
ART Informant 2 Years Anniversary with Isabelle Imbert
For the 2 years anniversary of the ART Informant podcast, I welcome... myself. A very special host comes in to ask me questions about my newly released children's book, La Tortue et les Deux Canards, et autres fables de La Fontaine...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:07:52
Introduction to Art Law with Alexander Herman
In today’s episode, we take a step aside from Islamic & Indian art history to welcome Alexander Herman, director of the Institute of Art & Law in London. Alexander is specialised in the complex legislation of art and cultural heritage, ...
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1:21:55
Al-Andalus and the V&A with Mariam Rosser-Owen
For the 30th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert travels to mediaeval Spain with Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen, curator of the Middle Eastern Section in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain and Portugal, is particularly re...
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1:29:22
Production and Trade of Ottoman Textiles with Amanda Phillips
In this episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Amanda Phillips, Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Material Culture at the University of Virginia. Amanda specialises in the consumption and trade of textiles in Ottoman Tür...
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1:18:19
Scents of India Gardens with Bharti Lalwani and Nicolas Roth
In the episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Bharti Lalwani, art critic and perfume maker, and Dr Nicolas Roth, visual librarian at Harvard University Library, gardener and historian of horticultural knowledge and practices in India. Bharti and Nic...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:06:49
Western Muslim Manuscripts & NY Public Library with Hiba Abid
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Hiba Abid, doctor in Islamic Arts History and curator for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in the New York Public Library. Isabelle and Hiba have known each other for a long time, so it was time to...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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1:07:20
Chinese-Persian Artistic Exchanges with Valentina Bruccoleri
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Valentina Bruccoleri, doctor in Chinese art history and postdoctoral researcher of the Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-Asia Connections at the university of Venice. Valentina is a specialist of Chinese ceramic, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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57:01
History of Early Qur'anic Manuscripts with Eleonore Cellard
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Eleonore Cellard, researcher in early Qur'anic manuscripts and specialist in codicology and palaeography. She holds a Ph.D. from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris and have been working ever since on uncov...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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59:46
Medieval Arab Cooking with Daniel Newman
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Daniel Newman, professor at Durham University, specialist of Arabic language and literature and passionate about Medieval Arabic cooking books and culinary tradition. For years, Daniel has been recreated Medieval recipe...
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1:26:30
Archaeology of Smells with Sterenn Le Maguer
In the first episode of 2023, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Sterenn Le Maguer, archaeologist and specialist of the history of incense trade in the Islamic world before the 16th century. Sterenn is what we could call an archaeologist of smel...
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1:03:23
Calcutta on your Plate: History of Indian Cuisine with Nilosree Biswas
In the last episode of 2022, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nilosree Biswas, Indian filmmaker and writer, author of Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories and Alluring Kashmir: The Inner Spirit, as well as her latest book, Calcutta on your plate. Nilos...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:20:16
Islamic and Indian Arms and Armours with Rachel Parikh
This episode is part 2 of the interview with Dr Rachel Parikh, doctor in Islamic and Indian art history and curator specialised in arms and armours. In Part 1, her and the host, Dr Isabelle Imbert talked about her career as an art historian, he...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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56:19
History of the Falname (Book of Omens) with Rachel Parikh
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Rachel Parikh, doctor in Islamic and Indian art history and curator specialised in arms and armours. Rachel and Isabelle started talking and didn’t see the time go by, ending up with a very long epis...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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47:24
ART Informant x Art Illuminated podcast with Esra Alhamal
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Esra Alhamal, doctor in design and visual artist specialised in Islamic illumination. Esra has been researching and creating biomorphic patterns for many years, as well as teaching the art of i...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:08:05
History and Art of the Shahname with Firuza Melville
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Firuza Melville, director of research of Cambridge Shahnama centre for Persian Studies and eminent specialist of the Persian poet Firdausi (c. 933-1020) and his Shahnama, the book of king...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:17:04
Gingko Library & Leighton's house with Melanie Gibson
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Melanie Gibson, Art Historian specialised in Islamic ceramics, editor of the art history series at Ginkgo library, and board member and scientific advisor of the Leighton House in London. Melanie has been involved in...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:22:02
Mughal Architecture & the Khalili Collection with Mehreen Chida-Razvi
For the first episode of Season 2, Dr Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi, in-house editor and deputy curator in the Khalili collection of Islamic Arts, and specialist of Mughal architecture. The Mughal empire reigns between 1526 an...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:21:51
