PROJECT 

Exhibition: Neighbours, Istanbul Modern

The Ruya Foundation presented two Iraqi artists, US-based painter Hayv Kahraman, and Baghdad-based filmmaker Furat al Jamil in Neighbours, an exhibition of contemporary art from Turkey and surrounding countries including Azerbaijan, Greece and Iran, at Istanbul Modern. Hayv Kahraman presented her series ‘Meditations’ and Furat al Jamil screened Baghdad Night, a modern reworking of an Iraqi folk tale,…
 

Istanbul Modern: Furat al Jamil and Hayv Kahraman in Conversation

At the opening of Neighbours, a new exhibition at Istanbul Modern, we asked Iraqi artists Furat al Jamil and Hayv Kahraman to talk about experiences that affected their work. FaJ: Where did everything start? How did you come to be painting on wood? HK: My first works were on brown paper. The tone of the…
 

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,…