Art in Iraq Today

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416 pp. English and Arabic text, profusely illustrated in colour b/w photographs, edited by Samar Faruqi, copy in mint condition. As an outgrowth of Meem Gallery's Art in Iraq Today exhibition series (2010-11), curated by Dia Al-Azzawi and Charles Pocock, this publication brings together a group of Iraqi artists with varying working methodologies, whom are united in their experience of exile. Having spend their formative years as artists in Iraq, this book documents their continuing contribution to Iraqi Art, and highlights its importance in contemporary Middle Eastern art history. The publication is dedicated to the memory of art critic Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and his seminal essay titled "Art in Iraq Today." Although the artists examined here are now part of the Iraqi diaspora, their work demonstrates the enduring talent of two generations of artists whose work represents Iraqi art today.