Iraq War
Heritagenews
‘This is a farce’: heritage activists react as historic minaret in Iraq covered in white plaster
The Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum have undergone a heavy-handed restoration—and there is a risk of further damage to come
Commissionsnews
Iraqi artist Mohammed Sami, witness to war, to take over Blenheim Palace
Goldsmiths graduate will draw inspiration from the 18th-century UK stately home
Public artnews
Memorial to peace activist Brian Haw to stand opposite London's Imperial War Museum
The campaigner began protesting the Iraq war outside the Houses of Parliament in 2001 and remained camped at the site until his death in 2011
Exhibitionsnews
Iraqi artists remove their works from Berlin Biennale over Abu Ghraib photography row
Sajjad Abbas, Raed Mutar and Layth Kareem say curators "prioritise the display of wrongly imprisoned Iraqis"
Berlin Biennalenews
Iraqi artists decry Berlin Biennale’s display of photographs showing tortured inmates at Abu Ghraib prison
Artists Raed Mutar and Sajjad Abbas protested against the inclusion of Jean-Jacques Lebel's work and have moved their own pieces