Art Informant
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Medieval Silks and Textile History with Corinne Muehlemann
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Corinne Muehlemann, Assistant Professor and Chair of the History of Textile Arts at the Institute of Art History in the Un...
Cities of Ottoman Bosnia with Vincent Thérouin
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Vincent Thérouin, PhD candidate in Islamic archaeology in the university of Paris Sorbonne. Vincent works o...
Opening of Azca Auctions with Beatrice Campi and Tomas Aznar
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Iranian Mina'i Wares with Richard McClary
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
 Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Richard McClary, Senior lecturer in Islamic art history at the University of York. Throughout his career, Richard has pu...
Arts and Diplomacy of Qajar Iran with Fuchsia Hart
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Fuchsia Hart, Sarikhani Curator for the Iranian Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Fuchsia is an art his...
Curating Islamic Manuscripts with Nur Sobers-Khan
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nur Sobers-Khan, doctor in Islamic studies and curator of Islamic arts. Nur started working in curation imme...
Turkish Ottoman Figure Painting with Suzanne Compagnon
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Suzanne Compagnon, post-doctoral fellow at the university of Utrecht. Suzanne recently got her Ph.D....
Islamic Architecture of the Swahili Coast with Stephane Pradines
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Pr Stephane Pradines, Professor of Islamic Art, Architecture and Archaeology at the Aga Khan University in London. Stephanes ...
ART Informant 2 Years Anniversary with Isabelle Imbert
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 release...
Introduction to Art Law with Alexander Herman
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a step aside from Islamic & Indian art history to welcome Alexander Herman, director of the Institute of Art & L...
Al-Andalus and the V&A with Mariam Rosser-Owen
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the 30th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert travels to mediaeval Spain with Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen, curator of the Middle Eastern Sectio...
Production and Trade of Ottoman Textiles with Amanda Phillips
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Amanda Phillips, Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Material Culture at the Univ...
Scents of India Gardens with Bharti Lalwani and Nicolas Roth
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Bharti Lalwani, art critic and perfume maker, and Dr Nicolas Roth, visual librarian at Harvard University Lib...
Western Muslim Manuscripts & NY Public Library with Hiba Abid
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Chinese-Persian Artistic Exchanges with Valentina Bruccoleri
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Valentina Bruccoleri, doctor in Chinese art history and postdoctoral researcher of the Marco Polo Centre for Global Europe-As...
History of Early Qur'anic Manuscripts with Eleonore Cellard
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Eleonore Cellard, researcher in early Qur'anic manuscripts and specialist in codicology and palaeography. She holds a...
Medieval Arab Cooking with Daniel Newman
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Daniel Newman, professor at Durham University, specialist of Arabic language and literature and passionate about Medieval Ara...
Archaeology of Smells with Sterenn Le Maguer
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
 In the first episode of 2023, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Sterenn Le Maguer, archaeologist and specialist of the history of incense trade in the Isl...
Calcutta on your Plate: History of Indian Cuisine with Nilosree Biswas
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of 2022, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nilosree Biswas, Indian filmmaker and writer, author of Banaras: Of Gods, Humans and Stories and...
Islamic and Indian Arms and Armours with Rachel Parikh
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. I...
History of the Falname (Book of Omens) with Rachel Parikh
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Rachel Parikh, doctor in Islamic and Indian art history and curator specialised in arms and armours. Rach...
ART Informant x Art Illuminated podcast with Esra Alhamal
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
 In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Esra Alhamal, doctor in design and visual artist specialised in Islamic illumination. Esra has been res...
History and Art of the Shahname with Firuza Melville
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Firuza Melville, director of research of Cambridge Shahnama centre for Persian Studies and eminent s...
Gingko Library & Leighton's house with Melanie Gibson
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Melanie Gibson, Art Historian specialised in Islamic ceramics, editor of the art history series at Ginkgo library, and boa...
Mughal Architecture & the Khalili Collection with Mehreen Chida-Razvi
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Architecture and Material Politics in the 15th c. Ottoman Empire with Patricia Blessing
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of the first season of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Patricia Blessing, Assistant Professor of Islamic Art and Archi...
Collecting Sikh art with Davinder Toor
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Isabelle Imbert takes a small step aside from what is generally considered as Islamic art to welcome Davinder Toor, published ...
Creation of Rim Encheres Paris with Rim Mezghani
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Rim Mezghani, expert in Islamic and Indian art and founder of the newly created Parisia...
Renovation of Doha Museum of Islamic arts with Nicoletta Fazio
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 12th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nicoletta Fazio, Curator of Iranian Lands in the Museum of Islamic Art of Doha, Qat...
Islamic arts at Chiswick auction, London with Beatrice Campi
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 11th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Beatrice Campi, Head of Islamic and Indian art at Chiswick auction, London. Isabell...
Kalila wa Dimna in Islamic arts and literature with Annie Vernay-Nouri and Aida El Khiari
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 10th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Annie Vernay-Nouri, previously curator of Arabic manuscripts in the Bibliotheque na...
Islamic Art Week at Roseberys auction, London with Alice Bailey
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 9th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Alice Bailey, Head of the Islamic and Indian Arts department, at Rosebery’s auctio...
Islamic Calligraphy Practice & History with Nuria Garcia-Masip
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
 In the 8th episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Nuria Garcia Masip, professional calligrapher specialised in classical Ottoman Tur...
Renovation of the Pergamon Museum with Deniz Erduman-Çalış
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Museum of Islamische Kunst in Berlin is getting ready to undergo its biggest transformation since its foundation, with a brand-new permanent exhib...
19th c. Indian Architectural Ceramics with Dorina Michaelis
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
 In this episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dorina Michaelis, art historian and long time associate of the Museum of Islamic Art ...
Image in Islam and Christianity at the Rietberg Museum with Axel Langer
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to show the interdiction of depicting the creation, known as iconoclasm? In this episode of the ART Informant, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Axel Lange...
The Pozzi collection of Persian & Indian paintings in Geneva with Negar Habibi
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From learning to share to decade long friendship, this is the story of the 4th episode of the ART Informant, in which Isabelle Imbert welcomes Negar H...
Conservation & Restoration of Persian and Indian paintings with Amélie Couvrat Desvergnes
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cow's urine, glitter and nanogels. In this episode, Isabelle Imbert welcomes Amelie Couvrat-Desvergnes, independent conservator of Islamic and In...
Islamic Art Auction at Millon Paris with Anne-Sophie Joncoux-Pilorget
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does the career of an Islamic and Indian arts expert look like? How do we get to it? Also, what should you buy in the upcoming auction of Millon ...
Islamic Art Auction at Ader Paris with Camille Celier and Romain Pingannaud
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is it, the first episode of the Art Informant! Isabelle Imbert sits with Camille Célier, Islamic and Indian arts expert at Ader Nordman, and Rom...
ART Informant Trailer
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
 A space for lovers, actors and welcomers to Islamic and Indian arts, to explore the actuality of the art market, exhibition and research.Every episo...