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In ''Islamic Art,'' published by Harvard University Press, Barbara Brend defines Islamic art as 'the art produced for rulers or populations of Islamic cultures'. Art from Southeast Asia meets that test, Ms. Brend also writes that Islamic art does not necessarily have to be religious, and that the artists and patrons do not necessarily have to be good Muslims, ideas the curators here agree with. Islamic Art, which is published by Harvard University Press, Barbara Brend defines Islamic art as the art produced for rulers or populations of Islamic cultures. Ans she said that it is a complete European outlook, and it's what Western art historians have been interested in. Art from Southeast Asia meets that test, Ms. Maxwell argues, even though Ms. Brend does not mention it in her book. Brend also writes that Islamic art does not necessarily have to be religious, and that the artists and patrons do not necessarily have to be that good , ideas the curators here agree with.