Mesopotamian Ruins and Contemporary Art in Post-Conflict Iraq | Hanaa Malallah and Kiersten Neumann @ISAC_UChicago
Mesopotamian Ruins and Contemporary Art in Post-Conflict Iraq | Hanaa Malallah and Kiersten Neumann  @ISAC_UChicago
Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Hanaa Malallah, Iraqi-British artist and academic, and Dr. Kiersten Neumann, ISAC Museum curator, join in a virtual conversation to talk about their collaboration on the ISAC Museum special exhibition, “Artifacts Also Die,” as well as Malallah’s artistic career and the art community in Iraq, among other topics.

The special exhibition “Artifacts Also Die” (April 5–August 27, 2023) is part of the research project “Ruins, Rubble, and Renewal: Co-existent Ruins—Exploring Iraq’s Mesopotamian Past through Contemporary Art,” led by Hanaa Malallah, who works in collaboration with local Iraqi artists at specific ancient sites inside Iraq.

Visit the special exhibit webpage to learn more: https://isac.uchicago.edu/artifacts

This program was recorded in July 2023.
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