Art in Iraq Today

Name: Art in Iraq Today
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ISBN: 9788857211572

ISBN-10: 8857211576

ISBN-13: 9788857211572

Edition: 2012

Authors: Samar Faruqi, Charles Pocock, Samar Faruqi

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A book that highlights the enduring talent of contemporary Iraqi artists despite the circumstances that have forced them to relocate to various parts of the globe. Modern Iraqi art represents one of the main foundation stones of modern Arab culture and by proxy, modern Middle Eastern culture. As with Iran, modern and contemporary culture in Iraq draws heavily on its rich pre-Islamic and Islamic heritage, from ancient times that brought us the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Abbasid civilizations through to Ottoman Baghdad, the Iraq of the Baath party, and today an Iraq that has been ravaged by foreign invasion. In the 1970s, Iraq, specifically Baghdad, was at the centre of a pan-Arab art…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Skira Editore
Publication date: 3/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 424
Size: 9.84" wide x 11.42" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 5.478
Language: English