Untitled
Date2004
Label TextIn April, 2003, Sabti found the Iraqi Academy of Fine Arts, where he had been a student and a teacher, destroyed by bombing and looting. Like a firefighter in search of survivors, he began salvaging the torn and burnt books from the rubble of the academy's library. Recasting those remnants into abstract collages, Sabti reflects on the resilience of art and national cultural heritage even in the face of its desecration.
Object number2008.35.3
ProvenanceThe artist, Baghdad, Iraq; [Pomegranate Gallery, New York, 2006]; purchased by donors from gallery
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Reverberations: Contemporary Art and Modern Classics, Dec. 22, 2022 - ongoing [on view beginning June 14, 2023].Credit LineGift of Marc C. Bergschneider
Dimensions20 11/16 x 8 11/16 in. (52.5 x 22 cm)
MediumBook: Paper, ink, pigment, adhesive
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