All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq鈥攁 vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group鈥檚 formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.
All Manner of Experiments will combine significant examples of painting, sculpture, and drawing from the Group with archival material, including newsreel footage, the Group鈥檚 manifesto, exhibition posters, and artist-designed brochures.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq鈥攁 vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group鈥檚 formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.
All Manner of Experiments will combine significant examples of painting, sculpture, and drawing from the Group with archival material, including newsreel footage, the Group鈥檚 manifesto, exhibition posters, and artist-designed brochures.
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