In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square—the site of violent anti-government demonstrations that began in 2019—bold, expressive, street art stands as a reminder that the Iraqi battle for a better life is not over.

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents “Testimony to War: Art from the Battlegrounds of Iraq,” an exhibition that brings together the creative output of five emerging and established artists, each of ...

Hollow-cheeked and shivering slightly in jeans he had outgrown, Abdullah stood in an unfinished parking garage, transfixed in front of a mural whose meaning he was eager to decode for a visitor. “See, ...

Around one hundred items are on display in the capital, returned and restored nearly two decades after they were looted. The 'maternal statue', a work by renowned artist Jawad Selim, was found in the ...

The work of Iraqi artist Shakir Hassan al-Said are extremely valuable like the painting 'Death to Colonialism' one of the rare pieces from the 1970s on public display — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Many ...

BAGHDAD -- The room was boiling hot because of all the people. A canvas of variety, it was filled with people from many walks of life; sheiks, Iraqi Security Force soldiers, local Iraqi businessmen ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- When an Iraqi man refused a request from Saddam Hussein, he had to flee his country. Through the International Rescue Committee, he and his wife and children were able to come to ...

In Iraq, Samir Khurshid had to paint portraits of Saddam Hussein. In Oregon, he’s still painting, and his former life makes its way into his work. By Alex V. Cipolle This article is part of our latest ...