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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,…
 

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…
 

Welcome To Iraq Catalogue

The Welcome to Iraq catalogue with texts by curator Jonathan Watkins and RUYA chairman Tamara Chalabi is available to purchase online through the Ikon Gallery. It is illustrated with images of selected work and recent photographs of everyday life in Baghdad, Babylon, Basra, Erbil and Sulaimaniya.
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From Berlin to Baghdad: Furat al Jamil

Furat al Jamil (b. 1965, Mainz, Germany; lives and works in Baghdad, Iraq) is a filmmaker, selected to show one of her rare sculptures at the Pavilion of Iraq. A suspended honeycomb frame drips its contents into a broken antique pot, in order to convey sweet melancholy, a sadness that she feels about her homeland…