Artists Furat al Jamil and Hayv Kahraman at Istanbul Modern’s Neighbours Exhibition

With support from the Ruya Foundation, Baghdad-based artist Furat al Jamil, and Iraqi-born Hayv Kahraman are taking part in Neighbours, a new exhibition at Istanbul Modern, the city’s museum of modern art. To celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, Istanbul Modern will showcase contemporary art from Turkey and the surrounding regions, including the Middle East,…
 

Foreign Policy’s Global Thinkers of 2013

Ruya Chairwoman Tamara Chalabi and Ikon Director Jonathan Watkins have been named two of Foreign Policy’s Global Thinkers of 2013. The issue is now available at newsstands and an interactive, digital edition of this year’s Global Thinkers list will be available online soon.
 

Jafar Mohamed in Venice: Back to the Studio

It is Jafar Mohamed‘s third week in Venice, for a month long residency at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, sponsored by Ruya. Jafar is a self-taught painter living in Baghdad. Following advice from his tutors at the Scuola, he specialised in Printmaking. Here is he in his studio, with his tutors and students of the…
 

Baghdad Night: Ruya Foundation at the Dubai International Film Festival

Baghdad Night is an animated film based on an old Iraqi folk tale. As you can see from the trailer, it captures the urban feel of the city, and the magical world of folklore. It will be screened for the first time at the Dubai International Film Festival (6-14 Dec). The film was made by…