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‘The Venice Biennale’: May Cartoon

Baghdad-based caricaturist Khudair Alhimyari has drawn a series of cartoons on Iraqi art at the Venice Biennale, commissioned by the Ruya Foundation. The cartoon below is about escaping stereotypes and frameworks in art.

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‘Art and War’: April Cartoon

Baghdad-based caricaturist Khudair Alhimyari has drawn a series of cartoons on Art and War, commissioned by the Ruya Foundation. In the below drawing, art overcomes all obstacles, including blast walls and war.

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‘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…

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‘Making Films in Iraq’: February Cartoon

February is the month of film festivals, from the Berlinale to Rotterdam, and the Academy Awards. Khudair Alhimyari has drawn a series of cartoons on filmmaking in Iraq. “I am looking at the conditions of working life in Iraq through its filmmakers,” says Alhimyari, “the complacency of the filmmakers in this cartoon is also a critical comment…