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