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INTRO
This publication brings together a group of Iraqi artists, selected by Dia Al-Azzawi, with varying working methodologies, whom are united in their experience of exile. Having spent 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 pre-eminent art critic Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and his seminal essays titled ‘Art in Iraq Today.’ Although the artists examined in this publication are now part of the Iraqi diaspora, their work demonstrates the enduring talent of two generations of artists whose work represents Iraqi art today.
CONTENTS
Foreword 1- Charles Pocock, Managing Director, Meem Gallery, Dubai
Introduction - Dia Al-Azzawi, Artist and exhibition curator
Essay 1 - May Muzaffar, Art critic and poet (on part 1 artists Nedim Kufi, Hanaa Malallah, Modhir Ahmed)
Essay 2 - Farouk Yousif, Art critic (on part 2 artists Ghassan Ghaib, Kareem Risan, Nazar Yahya)
Essay 3 - Nada Shabout, Associate Professor of Art History, University of North Texas (on part 3 artists Delair Shaker, Amar Dawod, Himat Ali)
Essay 4 - Samar Faruqi, Director of Research, Meem Gallery (on part 4 artists Dia Al-Azzawi, Rafa Nasiri, Ali Talib)
Essay 5 - Georges Rabbath. Curator and Doctor of Philosophy, Human Sciences, and Associate Professor at Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004, (on part 5 artists Ali Jabbar, Halim Karim, Mahmoud Obaidi)
Essay 6 - Samar Faruqi (reprint of article written for Contemporary Practices on Iraqi artists and exile, titled ‘“Art as a Psychological Outlet”: Expatriation and the Work of Contemporary Iraqi Artists’)
Artist Personal Statements & Exhibitions List
Modhir Ahmed
Himat M. Ali
Dia Al-Azzawi
Ahmed Al-Bahrani
Amar Dawod
Ghassan Ghaib
Ali Jabbar
Halim Al-Karim
Nedim Kufi
Hanaa Malallah
Rafa Al-Nasiri
Mahmoud Obaidi
Kareem Risan
Delair Shaker
Ali Talib
Nazar Yahya
Bibliography – includes exhibition coverage, general reading, and titles specifically related to each artist
BOOK SPECS
Title: Art in Iraq Today
Authors: Charles Pocock, Dia Azzawi, May Muzaffar, Farouk Yousif, Nada Shabout, Samar Faruqi, Georges Rabbath
Editor: Charles Pocock and Samar Faruqi
Size: 29 * 27 cm
Pages: 420
Language: English/Arabic
Images: 260 Colour & B/W
Cover: Hardback
Paper: 150 gsm Art Matte
Series: Modern and Contemporary Art
Published by: Publications Department of Meem Gallery with Art Advisory Associates Ltd.
Category: Contemporary Art
Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-907051-11-1
This publication brings together a group of Iraqi artists, selected by Dia Al-Azzawi, with varying working methodologies, whom are united in their experience of exile. Having spent 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 pre-eminent art critic Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and his seminal essays titled ‘Art in Iraq Today.’ Although the artists examined in this publication are now part of the Iraqi diaspora, their work demonstrates the enduring talent of two generations of artists whose work represents Iraqi art today.
CONTENTS
Foreword 1- Charles Pocock, Managing Director, Meem Gallery, Dubai
Introduction - Dia Al-Azzawi, Artist and exhibition curator
Essay 1 - May Muzaffar, Art critic and poet (on part 1 artists Nedim Kufi, Hanaa Malallah, Modhir Ahmed)
Essay 2 - Farouk Yousif, Art critic (on part 2 artists Ghassan Ghaib, Kareem Risan, Nazar Yahya)
Essay 3 - Nada Shabout, Associate Professor of Art History, University of North Texas (on part 3 artists Delair Shaker, Amar Dawod, Himat Ali)
Essay 4 - Samar Faruqi, Director of Research, Meem Gallery (on part 4 artists Dia Al-Azzawi, Rafa Nasiri, Ali Talib)
Essay 5 - Georges Rabbath. Curator and Doctor of Philosophy, Human Sciences, and Associate Professor at Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon, 2004, (on part 5 artists Ali Jabbar, Halim Karim, Mahmoud Obaidi)
Essay 6 - Samar Faruqi (reprint of article written for Contemporary Practices on Iraqi artists and exile, titled ‘“Art as a Psychological Outlet”: Expatriation and the Work of Contemporary Iraqi Artists’)
Artist Personal Statements & Exhibitions List
Modhir Ahmed
Himat M. Ali
Dia Al-Azzawi
Ahmed Al-Bahrani
Amar Dawod
Ghassan Ghaib
Ali Jabbar
Halim Al-Karim
Nedim Kufi
Hanaa Malallah
Rafa Al-Nasiri
Mahmoud Obaidi
Kareem Risan
Delair Shaker
Ali Talib
Nazar Yahya
Bibliography – includes exhibition coverage, general reading, and titles specifically related to each artist
BOOK SPECS
Title: Art in Iraq Today
Authors: Charles Pocock, Dia Azzawi, May Muzaffar, Farouk Yousif, Nada Shabout, Samar Faruqi, Georges Rabbath
Editor: Charles Pocock and Samar Faruqi
Size: 29 * 27 cm
Pages: 420
Language: English/Arabic
Images: 260 Colour & B/W
Cover: Hardback
Paper: 150 gsm Art Matte
Series: Modern and Contemporary Art
Published by: Publications Department of Meem Gallery with Art Advisory Associates Ltd.
Category: Contemporary Art
Year: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-907051-11-1
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