| Description |
416 p.: ill. (chiefly col.),photos ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
"Co-published with Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE"--T.p.verso. |
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"An outgrowth of Meem Gallery's Art in Iraq today exhibition series (2010-11)"--P. [5]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Art in Iraq today / Jabra I. Jabra -- Absence and presence in the work of three Iraqi artists: Modhir Ahmed,Nedim Kufi and Hanaa Malallah / May Muzaffar -- Painters of critical moments: Ghassan Ghaib, Kareem Risan and Nazar Yahya / Farouk Yousif -- In lieu of the sublime: Himat M. Ali, Amar Dawod and Delair Shaker / Nada M. Shabout -- Reconfiguring identity in modern Iraqi art: Dia Al-Azzawi, Rafa Al-Nasiri and Ali Talib / Samar Faruqi -- The conceptual displacement of place: Ali Jabbar, Halim Al-Karim and Mahmoud Obaidi / Georges H. Rabbath -- Art as a "psychological outlet": expatriation and the work of contemporary Iraqi artists / Samar Faruqi -- Modhir Ahmed -- Himat M. Ali -- Dia Al-Azzawi -- Ahmed Al- Bahrani -- Amar Dawod -- Ghassan Ghaib -- Ali Jabbar -- Halim Al-Karim -- Nedim Kufi -- Hanaa Malallah -- Rafa Al-Nasiri -- Mahmoud Obaidi -- Kareem Risan --tDelair Shaker -- Ali Talib -- Nazar Yahya. |
| Language |
English and Arabic, text bound together back to back |
| Subject |
Ahmed, Modhir, 1956-
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Art, Iraqi -- 21st century -- Exhibitions
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| ISBN |
9788857211572 (hbk.) |
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8857211576 |
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9781907051173 (Meem Gallery) |
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1907051171 (Meem Gallery) |
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