On display at the Art Institute of Chicago until October 16th, 2019 is an exhibit showcasing “Ornamental Traditions: Jewelry from Bukhara.” This article details the purpose of the exhibit is a “reanalysis of Islam’s relationship to aesthetic and conceptual relevance in the worlds of contemporary art.” The article goes on to talk about the role and creation of secular art, this may be an interesting topic to compare with religious art in Islam for a paper.

Article: https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2019/09/17/the-visualization-of-islamic-culture-eastward-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago

Exhibit link: https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9048/ornamental-traditions-jewelry-from-bukhara