Future Cube on display outside Exeter Cathedral

Mary Youlden
Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 4:17pm

International streetartist Mohammed Ali is displaying his unique Future Cube outside Exeter Cathedral.

The cube is an interpretation of how religious belief is expressed in new ways in contemporary times. Each side of the large cube displays a different setting, with desert and rural meeting urban landscapes.

The Arabic word ‘Al Musaqubal’ – which means the future – wraps around the cube.

The Dean of Exeter Cathedral, the Very Revd Jonathan Draper, said he was thrilled that the Cathedral Green was chosen to host the cube. “This dramatic piece of art makes an important statement about faith and society inExeter, and the dialogue between our two faiths," he said.

Mohammad Ali is well known for combining street art and Islamic script and he was a pioneer of Arabic graffiti. He painted the cube at the University of Exeter for the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies in June this year.

The cube will be on display until 10 September.

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