DUBAI: Baghdad usually makes headlines for violence, political battles, ethnic and sectarian divides, and the bloody geopolitics that have besieged Iraq for decades since the US invasion in 2003. Over recent months, however, the capital city seems to be undergoing an artistic rebirth, with new galleries, festivals, theatre performances, the renovation of Al-Mutanabbi Street
BAGHDAD Art exhibitions, book fairs on the Tigris and Godot in Baghdad after decades of conflict and strife, the Iraqi capital is experiencing an artistic renaissance.“People need art, they want to develop their artistic taste it’s an escape route,” said Noor Alaa Al Din, director of art space The Gallery.“We are like any country, we have the right to art to entertain
BAGHDAD Art exhibitions, book fairs on the Tigris and Godot in Baghdad after decades of conflict and strife, the Iraqi capital is experiencing an artistic renaissance.“People need art, they want to develop their artistic taste it’s an escape route,” said Noor Alaa Al Din, director of art space The Gallery.“We are like any country, we have the right to art to entertain