Gza At The Broson Centre Ottawa, Canada, March 18th, 2023

XIANGQI I've been curious and fascinated by the strategic board games named Xiangqi as well as the Go game, both essentially fused with Chinese tradition. I never played any of these games but I'm looking forward to it. This is a depiction of three-man from China playing their traditional Chess outdoors during the winter. This game called Xiangqi predates the conception of China itself and was already embedded in the fabric of the region. In doing this painting, I wanted

Beyond the Fabric: Unpacking Islam, Clothing, and the Veil's Evolving Meanings. Clothes are synonymous with protection; they protect us from the cold, just as from great periods of heat. They cover and preserve modesty. On a spiritual level, the proper clothes protect us from evil. In a poetic sense, it is also said in the Qur'an that man and woman are a garment for one another. So you have to wear the best clothes. At the very beginning of Islam, the art of tailoring was not