Nov 18, 2008 those elements the written word and an artistic replication of physical damage echo throughout iraqi artists in exile, especially in a room devoted to dafatir, or contemporary iraqi book. There are some extremely good iraqi artists with strong techniques and abilities, says furat aljamil, ruyas iraq office director, herself an artist and filmmaker. University of north texas school of visual arts, 2007 ocolc744582506. Contemporary iraqi book art, denison university, granville, ohio 2008 gallery 55, vastervik solo 2007 gallery storgatan 31, vastervik solo 2007 paintings by lillemor bokstrom, amar dawod and jan wiberg, gallery jarnet, vastervik 2007 contemporary iraqi art, pomegranate gallery, new york 2007 dafatir. Contemporary iraqi book art, denison museum, granville, ohio 2006 dafatir. Apr 14, 2009 iraqi artists in exile is the second museumlevel exhibition of contemporary iraqi art in the united states. With the international center of photography, the school will present photography today. She has published numerous articles on modern and contemporary arab and iraqi art and the relationship of identity and visual representations in iraq. Jan 26, 2006 dafatir presents works by seventeen iraqi artists from three generations, working through the midtwentieth century to the present day.
Jan 23, 2006 the work of the 17 iraqi artists displayed are drawn from the collection of londonbased iraqi artist dia alazzawi. This lecture is held in conjunction with the history, philosophy, religious and gender studies department. She is a founding member and first president 20072009 of the association for modern and contemporary art of the arab world, iran, and turkey amca. Nedim kufi also known as nadem alkufi, born 1962 in baghdad, is an iraqidutch multi disciplinary visual artist. Curated by nada shabout, an iraqi art historian who teaches at the university of north texas, the exhibition presents experiments in the book art format by seventeen. Artists of the modern middle east, british museum, london, uk 2004 frankfurt book fair, frankfurt.
Contemporary iraqi book art translated by nada shabout kareem risan, uranium civilization, 2001, mixed media on paper cover and slip case containing unbound book with 16 folded pages, each 16. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas art gallery, denton, texas 2005 portraits of the bird. Peter eleey and ruba katrib, the curators of this show, have been shrewd in letting this less familiar iraqi art, such as the illustrated books, sit awkwardly amid socalled contemporary art. Contemporary iraqi fiction is a rare, brilliant buy. Mohammed al shammarey was born in baghdad, iraq, in 1962 and currently lives and works in houston, texas. These artists refuse to forget the wars in iraq the new. Isis nusair, a colleague of mine at denison at the time and a friend of nadas had arranged for the exhibition and because of my. Dafatir the exhibition highlights the flourishing book arts in modern day iraq and celebrates the persistence of the artistic impulse in a nation troubled by tyranny and war. It is vital to add that without the incredible modern artists of iraq, there would be no art scene to speak of, least of all write about. All works were drawn from the collection of artist dia alazzawi, london. Iraqi artists explore the tragedy of war houston chronicle. The dafatir exhibition was organized by the university of north texas art gallery, denton, texas and supported by the texas commission on the arts. Search for library items search for lists search for. It consists of thirteen artists who have been forced out of iraq and two artists, the late shakir hassan alsaid and abdel karim.
Apr 02, 2020 the iraqi artist dia alazzawi, living in london in 1991, found a photograph, published in the observer, of the grotesquely charred head of a man burned to death in his tank during the iraqi. Apr 19, 2015 there are some extremely good iraqi artists with strong techniques and abilities, says furat aljamil, ruyas iraq office director, herself an artist and filmmaker. He is a selftaught artist who works with painting, photography, silk screen printing, sculpture and book art dafatir. The work of the 17 iraqi artists displayed are drawn from the collection of londonbased iraqi artist dia alazzawi. She has cocurated with zainab bahrani modernism and iraq at the wallach art gallery, columbia university, 2009, and curated the traveling exhibition, dafatir. Artists of the modern middle east, british museum, london, uk 4411 montrose blvd houston tx 77006 7 524 2299. From 1977 to 1980, he worked as artistic director of the iraqi cultural centre in london, where he arranged a number of exhibitions, including contemporary arab graphic art 1978, the baghdad international poster exhibition 1979, the third world biennial of graphic art 1980, the influence of calligraphy on contemporary arab art 1980 and. With the center for book arts, the school will present visualizing iraqi politics and cultures, in conjunction with the exhibition dafatir. Contemporary iraqi book art, shabout has published numerous articles on modern and contemporary iraqi art with a focus on the relationship between visual production and. Nedim kufi also known as nadem alkufi, born 1962 in baghdad, is an iraqi dutch multi disciplinary visual artist. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas art gallery, denton and other locations travelling exhibition improvisation. Dafatir an arabic word that translates as notebooks was organized by dr.
In 2006 alazzawi contributed his private collection of iraqi book arts from contemporary artists such as nedim kufi, sadik kwaish alfraji, and nazar yahya to an exhibition at carleton college, dafatir. Selections from his book art collection have been shown in the u. Broken letter, contemporary art from arab countries, kunsthalle darmstadt, darmstadt 2004art books and painting, galerie claude lemand, paris. Dafatir the exhibition highlights the flourishing book arts in modern day iraq and celebrates the persistence of the artistic impulse. The book arts come from the collection of dia alazzawi, an artist who participated in the new vision movement of the late 1960s, now living in london. World cant wait organizes people living in the united states to stop the crimes of our government. Contemporary iraqi female artist to speak media relations.
Seven iraqi artists, bissan gallery, doha, alriwaq gallery, manama, and 4 walls gallery, amman solo 2005 dafatir. He has just created an exhibition called my homeland of the work of seven iraqi artists in dubai and is also contemporary art. Minnesota center for book arts is proud to partner with carleton college to bring the exhibition dafatir. All works were drawn from the collection of artist dia alazzawi, london, who has had the greatest impact on the. Nov 14, 2019 peter eleey and ruba katrib, the curators of this show, have been shrewd in letting this less familiar iraqi art, such as the illustrated books, sit awkwardly amid socalled contemporary art.
Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas, denton, tx 2005 word into art. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas art gallery, denton, texas. Iraqi artists in exile station museum of contemporary art. Notebooks, or smallscale works in various book formats, have become an. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas university, denton, texas, travelling exhibition, 200508. Much of his work contains autobiographical elements. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas art gallery, denton and other locations travelling exhibition 2005 improvisation. Artists ruya foundation for contemporary culture in iraq.
In 2008, denison university hosted the traveling exhibition dafatir. See more ideas about arabic art, art and arabian art. Dafatir an arabic word that translates as notebooks is organized by dr. Mohammed al shammarey nabad pulse of the art scene. Database of iraqi artists read more about our database. Iraqi artists in exile is the second museumlevel exhibition of contemporary iraqi art in the united states. Sonja mejcheratassi, contemporary book art in the middle east. He is primarily known for conceptual art that explores themes such as war, political conflict, exile, loss, and historical memory. Homage to shafic abboud, galerie claude lemand, paris. Dafatir presents works by seventeen iraqi artists from three generations, working through the midtwentieth century to the present day. Nada shabout, a native of iraq and assistant professor of art history at unt, who is recognized as a leading world authority on contemporary iraqi art.
Formation of arab aesthetics was just released by the university of florida press, 2007. Contemporary iraqi book art dafatir an arabic word that translates as notebooks was organized by dr. Seven iraqi artists, bissan gallery, doha, alriwaq gallery, manama, and 4 walls gallery, amman. In addition to curating the traveling exhibition, dafatir. The dafatir come from the collection of azzawi, a pioneer of iraqi modernism, who encouraged peers to experiment with the medium as they experienced the collective trauma of u. Contemporary iraqi book art, organized by nada shabout. Iraqi artists in exile, station museum, houston, texas 20089 and solo work. Nada shabout, a native of iraq and assistant professor of art history at the university of north texas. Two iraqi artists and one palestinian artist art and. Mahmoud saeed, an iraqi novelist from mousel living in political asylum in chicago, is the author of two stories in the book both of which are extremely heartfelt and real, a great example of the work saeed delivers in his fulllength novels.
Book arts, or the dafatir, are hardly limited to iraq. Books and drawings, galerie claude lemand, paris 2005 homage to shafic abboud, galerie claude lemand. Each purchase comes with a 30day moneyback guarantee. College book art association cocreatecurate alexander. The iraqi artist dia alazzawi, living in london in 1991, found a photograph, published in the observer, of the grotesquely charred head of a man burned to death in his tank during the iraqi. Nada shabout will be speaking on friday, march 31 st, 12 pm in cheever 215 on documenting lost arab art from the iraqi and afghani wars. He has participated in festivals, biennales and group exhibitions including contemporary arab artists, darat alfunun, amman, 1995. Contemporary iraqi book art, university of north texas art gallery.
Featured works were selected to reflect experimentation by three different generations of artists. She is the curator of the traveling exhibition dafatir. Iraqi artists in exile showcase their haunting works. Contemporary iraqi book art, carleton college, northfield, minnesota dafatir. No torture, war, occupations, or spying on the people. Seven iraqi artists, bissan gallery, doha, alriwaq gallery, manama, and 4 walls gallery, amman parisbaghdad. Exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions, including dafatir, contemporary iraqi book art, which started at the university of north texas, 2006, sophisticated ways of destroying a city and with rashad selim at the aya gallery in london 2007. Artists such as jewad selim 19191961, mohamed ghani hikmat 19292011, kadhim hayder 19321985, shakir hassan alsaid 19252004, faik hassan 19141992 and ismail fattah 19342004 were once as famous as the secessionist artists in europe.
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