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Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West Omar Kholeif

Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West By Omar Kholeif

Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West by Omar Kholeif


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This first monograph of the acclaimed Iraqi- American artist, Michael Rakowitz, takes a historical, scholarly, and in-depth look at his politically charged work.

Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West Summary

Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West by Omar Kholeif

Iraqi-American Michael Rakowitzs provocative multimedia projects confront popular political histories, particularly those of the US and Iraq. Whether serving Iraqi cuisine from his Enemy Kitchen food truck alongside Iraqi refugees and war vets, or recreating items lost during the 2003 looting of the National Museum in Baghdad, Rakowitz works to address the trauma created by Saddam Husseins regime and the US. The book explores ten of Rakowitzs most renowned works and a new commission. The accompanying texts, drawings, and personal commentary offer a multi-faceted look at the artists entire practice, demonstrating arts ability to engage and confront the viewer and to generate socio-political commentary across broad social and cultural divides.

About Omar Kholeif

OMAR KHOLEIF is Manilow Senior Curator and Director of Global Initiatives at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

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GOR010535102
9783791357478
3791357476
Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West by Omar Kholeif
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Prestel
2017-10-24
144
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