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Announcement: 11 Iraqi artists selected for Pavilion of Iraq at 55th Venice Biennale

Following studio visits across Iraq, other meetings and much careful thinking, eleven Iraqi artists have been selected to participate in Welcome to Iraq, the official Pavilion of Iraq at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia. The full list of participants was announced at a live press conference this morning at Art…

Talk at Art Dubai on Thursday 21 March 11am

After many studio visits, other meetings and much careful thinking we have selected eleven artists for Welcome to Iraq, the official national Pavilion of Iraq at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia. Their names will be announced at our presentation at the fair Art Dubai on Thursday 21 March at 11am.

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Diary: The Marshes of Southern Iraq

Ruya Foundation’s chairman Tamara Chalabi continues her diary about her research trip in Iraq with curator Jonathan Watkins, for the Pavilion of Iraq: We were keen to visit the marshlands of Southern Iraq. One of the most beautiful places in world, many people there still live in floating huts eking out their existence by harvesting…

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Diary: Basra, the Persian Gulf and the Fine Arts Association

Ruya Foundation’s chairman Tamara Chalabi continues her diary about her research trip in Iraq with curator Jonathan Watkins, for the Pavilion of Iraq: And so to the oil-rich southern province of Basra, where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet and trickle toward the Gulf. The main city has a coastal feel, despite being 25 miles from the…