Cartoon
‘Knowledge’: January Cartoon
The Ruya Foundation has commissioned the Baghdad-based cartoonist Khudair Alhimyari to produce a monthly cartoon series about culture and Iraq. This month’s theme is ‘Knowledge’.
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‘Archaic’, the Iraq Pavilion at 57th Venice Biennale is named a finalist for Global Fine Art Award 2017
The Iraq Pavilion has been named a Finalist for the Global Fine Art Awards 2017 (GFAA) in the ‘Best Public Art / Exhibition or Installation’ category. The Pavilion’s exhibition, ‘Archaic’, was curated by Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo. The official finalists were announced on 15 January. The GFAA Winners will be announced on 8 March 2018. The…
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Ruya opens contemporary art library and projection space in Baghdad.
The Ruya Foundation has opened a contemporary art library and projection space in Baghdad. The Ruya Shop is located on Mutanabbi Street, which is known for its weekly book market selling used and rare books. Every week, during the book market’s opening hours, the Ruya Shop will project a selection of video and photography by…
Exhibition
Sakar Sleman’s new solo show in the Ottoman-period Turkish bath, Hamam Kifri.
The artist Sakar Sleman presented a new solo show and installation in Hamam Kifri, an Ottoman-period Turkish bath in Kifri, Sulaymaniya Province. Sleman creates small objects and installations using organic materials such as coal, earth, wood, cloth and string. In doing so, the artist uses shape, colour, texture and smell to create work that is…