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Traces of Survival: Drawings of Refugees in Iraq Selected by Ai Weiwei
Tamara Chalabi
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Description for Traces of Survival: Drawings of Refugees in Iraq Selected by Ai Weiwei
Hardback. Editor(s): Chalabi, Tamara; Van Cauteren, Philippe. Num Pages: 152 pages, 408 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; AFF; AGHF; HBJF1; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1056.
This compelling book is the result of a project intended to visually communicate the hardships endured by Iraqi communities. Utilizing art materials donated to camps by the Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, these 350 drawings were created by some of the country’s 1.8 million refugees, providing a necessary outlet for their immense suffering and struggles associated with being temporarily displaced from their vocations as lawyers, teachers, farmers, and mothers. Originally presented as an exhibition at the 2015 Venice Biennale, this publication features a large group of these drawings exclusively selected by the artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Harnessing ... Read more
This compelling book is the result of a project intended to visually communicate the hardships endured by Iraqi communities. Utilizing art materials donated to camps by the Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq, these 350 drawings were created by some of the country’s 1.8 million refugees, providing a necessary outlet for their immense suffering and struggles associated with being temporarily displaced from their vocations as lawyers, teachers, farmers, and mothers. Originally presented as an exhibition at the 2015 Venice Biennale, this publication features a large group of these drawings exclusively selected by the artist and activist Ai Weiwei. Harnessing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300218206
SKU
V9780300218206
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Ref
99-50
About Tamara Chalabi
Tamara Chalabi is chairman of the Ruya Foundation. Philippe Van Cauteren is director of S.M.A.K and curator of the Iraq Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale.
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