Backstroke of the West
by Omar Kholeif
- Author(s)
- Omar Kholeif
- Publication
- New York ; Chicago : Prestel, 2017
- Scope
- 144 Pages, illustrated, 25.5 cm.
- ISBN
- 9783791357478
First monograph of the Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz, accompanying the similar named exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (Sep. 16, 2017 - March 4, 2018) on his provocative and compelling multimedia projects confronting American perceptions of Iraqi culture. Whether the artist is teaching students how to cook Iraqi food or recreating the thousands of items destroyed or stolen during the 2003 looting of the country's National Museum in Baghdad, Rakowitz is consistently working to address the trauma created by Saddam Hussein's regime and America's war on Iraq. This book explores eleven of Rakowitz's most renowned works. The accompanying texts, drawings, and personal commentary offer a multi-faceted view on the artist's entire oeuvre.
- Person as subject
- Michael Rakowitz
- Keywords
- art in public space , community art , food , social practice , iconoclasm , ceramics
- Stroom project
- Michael Rakowitz : Be longing ; Rotterdamsebaan
- Geographical location
- Iraque
- Location
- Cabinet 7 - 2: Kunstenaars
- Remarks
- Includes notes, biography, exhibition history, selected bibliography
