Saturday 2 July 2005, 10.00–17.00

The Muslim in the West is currently an overwritten and overwrought signifier. Yet the Muslim presence in Britain dates back centuries, and over time this presence has made a slow but quiet impact on the British environment – from working men's clubs, to halal butchers, mosques and burial grounds. For many artists, an investigation of this cultural plurality considering places like Bradford, Leicester and even Stoke Newington, is important as is an unpicking of the traditions of the British landscape. This study day invites artists, journalists, theorists and urban historians to unveil hidden and disguised histories that illustrate the disparate visual languages of the landscape. We are joined by Noha Nasser, Lecturer in Architecture and Urban Design at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Landscape; artist Yara El-Sherbini, author of the forthcoming Not-for-Prophet; new miniaturist painter Usman Saeed; Sukhdev Sandhu, author of London Calling – How Black and Asian Writers Imagined a City; artist Said Adrus whose short film Lost Pavillions was inspired by stories and architecture of English heritage sites with Islamic connections; Book Works guest editor Sara Wajid; Zaiba Malik and Henna Nadeem.

Tate Britain  Manton Studio
£20 (£15 concessions), booking required
Price includes refreshments

  

This event is related to the A Picture of Britain exhibition