Invisible Beauty The Iraq Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale Di Venezia : Latif Al Ani, Salam Atta Sabri, Rabab Ghazoul, Akam Shex Hadi, Haider Jabbar

Invisible Beauty shows work in various media by five contemporary artists from Iraq and the diaspora. It includes new work, but also works which have been rediscovered after a long time. The exhibition title refers both to the unusual or unexpected subjects in the works that will be on display and to the inevitable invisibility of Iraqi artists on the international stage. The relationship of art to survival, record-keeping, therapy and beauty are amongst the many themes raised by the exhibition. The endlessly interpretable title is intended to reveal the many different ways of approaching art generated by a country that has been subjected to war, genocide, violations of human rights and, in the last year, the rise of Isis.00Exhibition: Iraqi Pavillion at the 56th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Italy (2015) / S.M.A.K., Ghent, Belgium (28.05.-04.09.2016).