Meem Gallery is pleased to present the conclusion show of the Art in Iraq Today exhibition series. The exhibition will include selected works by the artists displayed during Parts I – V of the series (held from October 2010 – May 2011). The show, curated by Dia Al-Azzawi and Charles Pocock, and its supporting publication, is dedicated to the memory of Jabra Ibrahim Jabra and his seminal essays on modern Iraqi art, titled ‘Art in Iraq Today.’ A group show of the artists’ work will also open at the Beirut Exhibition Center on 23 November (organised by Solidere, Meem Galley and Rula Alami Zaki).

The opening of the exhibition will also coincide with the launch of the book Art in Iraq Today, published by Skira and Meem Editions and sponsored by Crescent Petroleum) which will also take place on 16 November at this year’s Abu Dhabi Art, and then at the opening of the Beirut Exhibition Centre show. The bilingual publication (produced in English and Arabic) includes essays on the represented artists, artist statements and exhibitions lists, bibliography and colour plates of the works exhibited at Meem.

Exhibiting Artists
Modhir Ahmed, Dia Al-Azzawi, Ahmed Al-Bahrani, Amar Dawod, Ghassan Ghaib, Ali Jabbar, Halim Al-Karim, Nedim Kufi, Hanaa Malallah, Rafa Al-Nasiri, Mahmoud Obaidi, Kareem Risan, Delair Shaker, Ali Talib, and Nazar Yahya.

2011 Exhibitions and Events
13 November – 3 December: A_rt in Iraq Today: Conclusion show_ and Book Launch, Meem Gallery
16 November : Book Launch, Abu Dhabi Art
23 November: Group Exhibition and Book Launch, Beirut Exhibition Centre

Past Exhibitions
Art in Iraq Today (Parts I- V)
Part I, October 2010 – Modhir Ahmed, Hanaa Malallah, Nedim Kufi
Part II, November 2010 – Ghassan Ghaib, Kareem Risan, Nazar Yahya
Part III, February 2011 – Himat M. Ali, Amar Dawod, Delair Shaker
Part IV, March 2011 – Dia Al-Azzawi, Rafa Ali-Nasiri, Ali Talib
Part V, May 2011 – Ali Jabbar, Halim Al-Karim, Mahmoud Obaidi