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Ruya Notebooks: Book signing at ArtBAB, Manama and other news.

The first edition of Ruya Notebooks, Art and Its Objects: 5 Essays on Contemporary Art Selected by Jonathan Watkins, will launch in Manama this month, at the art fair Art Bahrain Across Borders. The fair is curated by Jonathan Watkins, who selected the essays in the book. There will be a book signing with Mr.…

Exhibition

Salam Atta Sabri’s ‘Letters from Baghdad’ at the Kathmandu Triennale 2017

The Baghdad-based artist Salam Atta Sabri has been selected to show his series of drawings ‘Letters from Baghdad’ (2005- 2015) at the first edition of the Kathmandu Triennale, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Triennale is a major new art fair in Nepal, which brings together international and Nepalese artists in contemporary and historic venues across the…

Essay

Venice Conversations: How Can I See What You Saw?

The Berlin-based artist Nadine Hattom left Iraq with her family as a child. She reflects on her family’s journey, identity and the ancient traditions of the Mandaean community that she grew up in. The Mandaeans are a religious group from southern Iraq whose cultural practices particularly relate to water, and who were known for their craftwork on…

Cartoon

‘Mutanabbi Street’: March Cartoon

Khudair Alhimyari has drawn a series of cartoons on Mutanabbi Street, a street in Baghdad that is famous for its bookmarket. March 5 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the devastating bomb attacks on Mutanabbi Street. On Mutanabbi Street, selfies make better news than books. Picture One: selfie in front of a bookstore Picture Two: selfie…