Ruya Foundation

Courage in Creativity. A not-for-profit institution building cultural bridges in Iraq through the arts.

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

Watch the trailer for Francis Alys' latest film 'Sandlines, the Story of History,' produced in collaboration with Ruya Foundation #Vimeo https://t.co/I0WuiaSvji

[Francis Alÿs @francisalys]

Sandlines Premiere today at Sundance - Temple Theatre, Park City, 9:00 pm.

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

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[The National @TheNationalNews]

The #Iraq Pavilion at the Venice Biennale has been closed in a show of solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iraq https://t.co/2LveoDa6u3

[The National @TheNationalNews]

The music that inspired a movement: how @mashrou3leila became the soundtrack to the Lebanese protests https://t.co/CbMD8mPj39

[Artnet @artnet]

The Iraqi pavilion at the Venice Biennale has been closed in solidarity with the anti-government protests at home. https://t.co/neFA4kRMJV

[Taylor Dafoe @tddafoe]

The Organizers of Iraq's Venice Biennale Pavilion Have Closed the Show in Solidarity With Anti-Government Protests Rocking the Country | artnet News https://t.co/sWFYau4tcB

[Ben Erhard Art @benerhardart]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Baghdad, Iraq #art #monuments #Monument #artnet #iraq #middleeast #culture #world #worldculture #travel #travels #traveling #travelphotography

[Rupert Hawksley @ruhawksley]

Important news from @RuyaFoundation about the Iraq Pavilion at Venice Biennale
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[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

“The people will prevail as long as we are with them,” said artist Serwan Baran of the Iraq Pavilion’s early closure in solidarity with protestors. #venicebiennale https://t.co/ysARv8sBhH

[The Art Newspaper @TheArtNewspaper]

Iraqi-Kurdish artist Serwan Baran supports the move by the @RuyaFoundation saying “the people will prevail as long as we are with them” https://t.co/F53vrSIdkf

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

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[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

تضامناً مع الانتفاضات الشعبية للشباب التي اندلعت في العراق ضد فساد الدولة وتدهور الظروف الاقتصادية والمعيشية، تدعو مؤسسة رؤية للثقافة المعاصرة إلى إضراب المؤسسات الثقافية في العراق. https://t.co/nAEZI8XFEC

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

We condemn the use of violence against peaceful protesting, a basic right, enshrined in Article 38.c of the Iraqi Constitution. As the commissioner of the Iraq Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale 2019, we have decided to close the Fatherland exhibition. https://t.co/E2IY4ZQA5Y

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

Japanese photographer Kikuji Kawada’s project The Map highlights distortions of Hiroshima’s ecology, and the lasting impact of war on the local landscape. Nature serves as a trope for continued life but within the depths trauma. Read more on the blog. https://t.co/0WERt4RZCe

[shakomako(dot)NET @shakomakoNET]

The road between #Baghdad and #Beirut is filled with dignity. Despite the distance, Lebanon and Iraq are unified in one struggle against corruption and sectarianism.

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

In 1988, filmmaker Abbas Abdulrazzaq documented the Iraqi Army’s systematic assault on Kurdish cities and villages, in what became known as the Anfal campaign. We published images from his archive for the first time. https://t.co/0WERt4RZCe

[Lemma Shehadi @lemmanour]

My first piece on the Yezidis of the Caucasus for the Rupert Cornwell Prize @Independent https://t.co/Hy08uyRbnc

[Ruya Foundation @RuyaFoundation]

Baran’s work as a war artist in the Iraqi Army was part of a wider war of images. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard produced war photography and posters. Meanwhile, Saddam Hussein created his own war epics such as Al Qadisiya (1981) https://t.co/YETgz2DE1y