Illuminating the Shadow Oeuvre of Mohammed Racim The painter Mohammed Racim was probably the best-known Algerian artist of the twentieth-century, yet it is becoming increasingly clear that the scale of his output lies far greater than the neo-traditional illuminated miniatures for which he became well-known from the 1920s onwards. This talk serves to launch a new Edinburgh University Press book which catalogues and analyses a significant portion of Racim's anonymously-produced lithographic corpus from the 1910s and '20s, much of which was more explicitly political and spiritual in its orientation than his official oeuvre. The volume also inaugurates a new EUP series, co-edited by Professor Sussan Babaie, entitled Edinburgh Studies in the Islamic Visual Cultures of the 20th and 21st Centuries. This aims to build on Edinburgh's foundational status in the modern history of Islamic art so as to extend that focus towards the modern and contemporary periods.This event is free to attend but registration is necessary. Refreshments will be served upon arrival.CLICK HERE TO REGISTERAbout the SpeakerWilliam Gallois is Professor of the Islamic Mediterranean and Director of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. As well as this work on Mohammed Racim, he is also the author of a recent monograph on painting in the Tunisian city of Qayrawān (The Amuletic City, Penn State UP, 2024) as well as a series of articles on the untold stories of modern Islamic art in journals such as the American Historical Review and NKA. Nov 26 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm Illuminating the Shadow Oeuvre of Mohammed Racim A special seminar by Professor William Gallois (University of Exeter) and delivered in partnership with Edinburgh University Press. MacLaren Stuart Room University of Edinburgh Law School Old College Edinburgh EH8 9YL Find Venue Register for Free This article was published on Friday 30 October 2026
Illuminating the Shadow Oeuvre of Mohammed Racim The painter Mohammed Racim was probably the best-known Algerian artist of the twentieth-century, yet it is becoming increasingly clear that the scale of his output lies far greater than the neo-traditional illuminated miniatures for which he became well-known from the 1920s onwards. This talk serves to launch a new Edinburgh University Press book which catalogues and analyses a significant portion of Racim's anonymously-produced lithographic corpus from the 1910s and '20s, much of which was more explicitly political and spiritual in its orientation than his official oeuvre. The volume also inaugurates a new EUP series, co-edited by Professor Sussan Babaie, entitled Edinburgh Studies in the Islamic Visual Cultures of the 20th and 21st Centuries. This aims to build on Edinburgh's foundational status in the modern history of Islamic art so as to extend that focus towards the modern and contemporary periods.This event is free to attend but registration is necessary. Refreshments will be served upon arrival.CLICK HERE TO REGISTERAbout the SpeakerWilliam Gallois is Professor of the Islamic Mediterranean and Director of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. As well as this work on Mohammed Racim, he is also the author of a recent monograph on painting in the Tunisian city of Qayrawān (The Amuletic City, Penn State UP, 2024) as well as a series of articles on the untold stories of modern Islamic art in journals such as the American Historical Review and NKA. Nov 26 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm Illuminating the Shadow Oeuvre of Mohammed Racim A special seminar by Professor William Gallois (University of Exeter) and delivered in partnership with Edinburgh University Press. MacLaren Stuart Room University of Edinburgh Law School Old College Edinburgh EH8 9YL Find Venue Register for Free This article was published on Friday 30 October 2026
Nov 26 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm Illuminating the Shadow Oeuvre of Mohammed Racim A special seminar by Professor William Gallois (University of Exeter) and delivered in partnership with Edinburgh University Press.
