After years lost in an educational wilderness, the Egyptian-British designer found his niche as a world authority on Islamic art and architecture with noble patrons such as King Charles III
The purpose of these, predominantly Scottish in origin, spheres is unknown, although simple theories range from projectiles to predictive devices and more. But the sophistication of their design and manufacture seems to point us to there being a more intelligent and scientific nature involved.
As her new exhibition opens in London, British artist Somaya Critchlow discusses her politically-charged paintings, the lack of nude Black women in art history, and her primary influences – which range from Francisco Goya to David Lynch