 In order to expose the extensive artistic talent and spectrum of Iraqi
artists to a wider audience, it soon became desirable to pursue the idea of
an exhibition. Given the amount of quality material accumulated through the international survey, a selection procedure was inevitable. An expert panel of art professionals with an interest in and knowledge of the contemporary Middle Eastern art scene was brought together to advise and help finalise the artists and artworks for inclusion in both the exhibition and the book..
 This involved Dr Venetia Porter from the British Museum; Camilla
Edwards from Visiting Arts; Dr Ulrike al-Khamis and the prominent Iraqi artists
Rashad Selim and Leila Kawash. With particular focus on the emerging
generation, a selection of artists exhibiting a body of artworks from the
UK, USA, Canada, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, the
Netherlands, as well as North Africa, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, in a range
of media, was gradually achieved. Loans from the British Museum were also
featured.
 London 2000 saw the launch of the Strokes of Genius exhibition at the Brunei Gallery/SOAS. This continued to tour other UK cities throughout 2001, and traveled to the USA in 2002 and 2003. Further complementary exhibitions dealing with the early exponents of 20th century Iraqi art: 'Pioneers and Successors' and 'Iraqi Artists: Works on Paper' were shown at two London galleries, namely Kufa Gallery and Egee Art Consultancy, both acclaimed for their association with arts from the Arab, Middle East and Moslem world. In all, together with coinciding educational programmes, such presentations provide viewers with an insight to contemporary Iraqi art since its establishment up to the present day.
 Brunei Gallery
16 Oct - 8 Dec 2000
SOAS
Russell Square
London WC1H OXG
T +44 0207 898 4917
F +44 020 7323 6010
info@soas.ac.uk
Various views at the Brunei Gallery
 The exhibition was inaugurated by Terry Sandell OBE (Director of Visiting Arts). From left to right: Naman Hadi, Nedim Muhsin, Sadik Alfraji, Rashad Selim, Ulrike al-Khamis, Maysaloun Faraj, Rebwar, Eman Abdullah, Terry Sandell, Sina Ata, Sadik Toma.
 Exeter University
1 Apr - 15 Jul 2001
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
Exeter EX4 4JZ
T +44 1392 264029
F +44 1392 264035
info@exeter.ac.uk
 Hotbath Galleries
8 Aug - 13 Sept 2001
Hotbath Street
Bath BA1 1UP
T/F +44 1225 328 673
cooperca@citybathcoll.ac.uk
Hotbath Galleries
 Faulconer Gallery
Grinnell College, Iowa, USA
29 January - 15 March 2002
Curator: Kay Jenkins
jenkins@grinnell.edu
Grinnell College
 DePaul University
Iraqi Art Today: Looking Out; Looking In
10 Jan - 16 Mar 2003
760 East Westleigh Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
84754 4212
Chicago, USA
 Kufa Gallery
18 Oct- 1 Nov 2000
Pioneers and Successors
26 Westbourne Grove
London W2 5RH
T +44 207 229 1928
kufa@dircon.co.uk
 Egee Art Consultancy
17 Oct - 3 Nov 2000
Iraqi Artists: Works on Paper
9 Chelsea Manor Studios
Flood Street
London SW3 5SR
T +44 207 351 6818
F +44 207 376 3510
egee.art@btinternet.com
By the artists Rashad Selim & Lily al-Tae
29 Oct 2000
Room BGO5
Brunei Gallery
 Iman Abdullah Germany
Ritual of Signs I
Mixed media on paper
94x72cm
1999
Private collection
 Sadiq Alfraji Netherlands
Sorrow
Mixed media on wood
81x61cm
1999
Private collection
 Shoresh Amin Sweden
Symbiosis
Bronze/granite base
59x36x5cm
1997
Private collection
 Jananne al-Ani UK
Untitled Untitled (Gulf War Series)
B/W photographs
Edition 2/5
20 units:
20x20cm each
1991
Collection Imperial Museum
 Sina Atta UAE
The Final Letter
Oil on canvas
90x80cm
1996
Private collection
 Hamid al-Attar UK
Terror
Mixed media on wood
181x107cm
1998
Private collection
 Maysaloun Faraj UK
Duaa'
Oil and mixed media on canvas
110x110cm
1997
Collection British Museum
 Said Farhan Switzerland
La Valise de l'oncle Jabbar
[Uncle Jabbar's Suitcase]
Mixed media
140x200cm
2000
Private collection
 Ghassan Gaib Iraq
Untitled
Oil on canvas
99x140cm
1998
Private collection
 Naman Hadi France
Le'Déraciné (Uprooted)
Oil on canvas
132x197cm
1984
Private collection
 Himat France
Line and Colour I
Mixed media on canvas
104x94cm
1999
Private collection
 Haky Jasim Sweden
Sonatina I
Wood cut/graphics
70x56cm
1996
Private collection
 Jaffar Kaki Spain
Tunisian Night
Mixed media on canvas
62x75cm
1999
Private collection
 Leila Kawash USA
Hexahedron
Mixed media
45x41x41cm
1997
Private collection
 Amer Khalil Iraq
Tragedy
Bronze sculpture
31x(8x8)cm
1998
Private collection
 Nihajet Khalaf Netherlands
Al-Muta'abidoun (The Worshipers)
Ceramics raku
9 units:
22x12x(5x15)cm each
2000
Private collection
 Osama Khatlan USA
Blue Dance
Photopaint
79x57cm
1994
Private collection
 Salam Khedher Switzerland
Intehet al-Harb (The War has Ended)
Silkscreen print
2 of 4 units
88 x70cm
1992
Private collection
 Hana Mal Allah Iraq
Codes and Signs
Mixed media on canvas
80x80cm
1998
Private collection
 Ali Mandalwi UK
First Earth No.3
Mixed Media on wood
60x164cm
1993
Private collection
 Fakhir Mohammed Iraq
Untitled
90x90cm
Oil on canvas
1998
 Nedim Muhsin Netherlands
Baghdad A-B
Ceramics: stoneware
2 units tied together:
18x15x15cm each
1996
Private collection
 Maha Mustafa Malmö, Sweden
Seed Pods
Mixed media
7 units:
50x10x10cm each
2000
Private collection
 Mahmud al-Obaidy.
Ontario, Canada
Loose leaf of Sufism I
Intaglio monoprint
116x86cm
1999
Private collection
 Mohammed Quraish
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Old Bird
Mixed media on canvas
100x80cm
1998
Private collection
 Ibrahim Rashid Malmö, Sweden
Earth Book Series
Mixed media on wood
3 units:
40x60x8cm each
1998
Private collection
 Rebwar London
Colour and Word
CD installation
(computer supplied)
& painting:
Acrylic on paper
3 units:
29x21cm each 1999
Private collection
 Talal Refit Germany
Identity
Mixed media
1 of 4 units:
40x30x40cm
1998
4 of 4 units:
38x45x32cm
2000
Private collection
 Kerim Rissin
Untitled
Mixed media on wood
94x67cm
1992
Private collection
 Munir al-Sa'adawi Spain
Untitled I
Aquatint
100x76cm
1998
Private collection
 Rashad Selim
Morocco, North Africa, England
Figure at the Edge of Hope
Wood sculpture
85x24cm
1998
Private collection
 Kamal SultanTarragona, Spain
Window
Mixed media on paper
58x83cm
1986
Private collection
 Sadiq Toma London
Hurricane
Acrylic on canvas
149x191cm
1996
Private collection
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