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Exhibition Review

Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011. MoMA PS1, New York

02/2020 | 1403 | 162

Pages: 161-163

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Reviewer:

Slifkin, Robert (Slifkin, Robert)

Subjects

artists:

Malalla, Hanna / Lawlor, Louise / Auder, Michel / Al Qadiri, Monira / Al Radi, Nuha / Al-Azzawi, Dia / Gonzáles-Torres, Felix / Al-Shammarey, Mohammed / Sturtevant, Elaine

dates:

2010-2019

museums and institutions:

MoMA PS1, New York, United States

places:

Iraq / Iran / United States

styles:

World art

subjects:

War / Violence / Politics / Propaganda

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011 MoMA PS1, New York 3rd November 2019–1st March | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

28. Still from Gulf War TV War, by Michel Auder. 1991, edited 2017. Hi8 video and mini-DV transferred to digital video. 102 min. (Courtesy the artist and Martos Gallery, New York; exh. MoMA PS1, New York).

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29. The fires of Baghdad, by Kareem Risan. 2003. Ink, coloured pencil, digital printing, and collage on paper; 13 folded pages loose in cover, in slipcase 32.5 by 59 cm. (unfolded) (Azzawi Collection, London; photograph Anthony Dawton; exh. MoMA PS1, New York).

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30. Portrait of Zain Habboo, by Nuha Al-Radi. 1995. Painted metal canister and rock, 25.4 by 15.2 cm. (Private collection; photograph Kris Graves; exh. MoMA PS1, New York).

Editorial

Destruction in the Middle East

11/2015 | 1352 | 157

Pages: 743

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Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

museums and institutions:

British Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

Middle East / Syria / Iraq

subjects:

Editorials / Damage to works of art / Archaeology / Antiquities / Cultural history / Destruction

Editorial

The Thieves of Baghdad

06/2003 | 1203 | 145

Pages: 407

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Subjects

places:

Iraq / Baghdad

subjects:

Stolen works of art / War

Book Review

Qur'ans of the Mamluks

09/1989 | 1038 | 131

Pages: 648-649

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Reviewer:

Rogers, J. M. (Rogers, J. M.; Rogers, John Michael; Rogers, Michael)

Subjects

places:

Egypt / Syria / Iran / Iraq

subjects:

Quran / Illuminated manuscripts / Calligraphy

subjects:

Mamluk

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Qur'ans of the Mamluks | author: James, David

Book Review

A new look at the Assyrians

04/1967 | 769 | 109

Pages: 249-251

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Reviewer:

Waterfield, Gordon (Waterfield, Gordon)

Subjects

artists:

Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894

places:

Iraq

subjects:

Archaeology / Assyrian

Reviewed Items

subjects:

Nimrud and Its Remains | author: Mallowan, M. E. L.

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

92. Winged Youth Holding Papyrus Plant. Nimrud, Fort Shalmaneser. Open-Work, 'cloisonné', Ivory Panel, 25.7 by 9 cm. (Iraq Museum, Baghdad.)

Article

The Aghānī Miniatures and Religious Painting in Islam

04/1953 | 601 | 95

Pages: 128-135

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Author:

Rice, D. S. (Rice, D. S.; Rice, David Storm)

Subjects

dates:

1000-1099 / 1100-1199 / 1200-1299

places:

Iraq / Egypt / Persia / Iran / Syria / Cairo / Al-Mawsili

places:

Baghdad

subjects:

Islamic painting / Illuminated manuscripts

subjects:

Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani

subjects:

Zangid

subjects:

Badr ad-Dīn Luʾluʾ, Zangid ruler, 1234-1240

subjects:

Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632

subjects:

Islamic / Iconography

subjects:

Mosul style (metalwork)

subjects:

Persian painting

subjects:

Baghdad (style)

works:

Kitab al-aghani (The Book of Songs)

works:

Quran

Illustrations

Attributed works:

C. Medallion of Ewer, Dated A. D.1246. (Walters Gallery, Baltimore.)

Non-western art unattributed:

14. Detail of Fig.16. [K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. xi. (Cairo, adab, No.579.)]

Non-western art unattributed:

15. Detail of Fig.19. [K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. xix. (Istanbul, Feyzullah, No.1565.)]

Non-western art unattributed:

16. K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. xi. (Cairo, adab, No.579.)

Non-western art unattributed:

17. K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. iv. (Cairo, adab, No.579.)

Non-western art unattributed:

18. K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. xvii. (Istanbul, Feyzullah, No.1566.)

Non-western art unattributed:

19. K. al-aghānī, Frontispiece of Vol. xix. (Istanbul, Feyzullah, No.1565.)

Non-western art unattributed:

20. Ḥarīrī's Maqāmāt, Frontispiece. (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Arabe, No.5847.)

Non-western art unattributed:

21. Ḥarīrī's Maqāmāt, Frontispiece. (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Arabe, No.5847.)

Non-western art unattributed:

A. Opening Lines of Vol. xi, Cairo.

Non-western art unattributed:

B. Opening Lines of Vol. xix, Istanbul.

Article

The Oldest Dated 'Mosul' Candlestick A. D. 1225

12/1949 | 561 | 91

Pages: 334+336-341

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Author:

Rice, D. S. (Rice, D. S.; Rice, David Storm)

Subjects

artists:

Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Naqqash al-Mawsili

artists:

Umar ibn al-Hajji Jaldak

dates:

1200-1249

places:

Iraq / Iran / Samarra

places:

Syria / Egypt / Al-Mawsili

subjects:

Sculpture / Metalwork / Candlesticks / Islamic / Mosul style (metalwork)

subjects:

Ayyubid / Mesopotamian / Attributions

Illustrations

Attributed works:

5. Detail of Ewer Dated 620 A. H./A. D. 1223, Work of al-Dhakī. (Messrs R. Stora & Co., New York.)

Attributed works:

6. Detail of Ewer Dated 620 A. H./A. D. 1223, Work of al-Dhakī. (Messrs R. Stora & Co., New York.)

Attributed works:

7. Ewer Dated 623 A. H./A. D. 1226, work of Ibn Ḥājjī Jaldak. Height, 37.5cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.)

Attributed works:

8-11. Details of Brass Candlestick Dated 622 A. H./A. D. 1225, Work of Ibn Ḥājjī Jaldak. (Monsieur M. Stora, Paris.). 8. Medallion No. I. 9. Medallion No. VIII. 10. Medallion No. X. 11. Medallion No. XI.

Attributed works:

Fig. A The shape of the oldest dated 'Mosul' candlestick

Attributed works:

Fig. B The decorative device of the candlestick

Attributed works:

Fig. C (I) Medallion with the rulers

Attributed works:

Fig. C (IV) Medallion with the rulers

Attributed works:

Fig. C (IX) Decorative medallion with the rulers

Attributed works:

Fig. C (VII) Decorative medallion with the rulers

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Fig. D (Med. III) Decorative medallion with garden scene

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Fig. D (Med. VI) Decorative medallion with garden scene

Attributed works:

Fig. D (Med. VIII) Garden scene

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Fig. D (Med. XI) Garden scene

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Fig. F (Med. II) Medallion with horsemen

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Fig. F (Med. V) Medallion with horsemen

Attributed works:

Fig. F (Med. X) Medallion with horsemen

Attributed works:

Fig. G Incised graffiti

Attributed works:

Fig. H Incised graffito

Non-western art unattributed:

Fig. E Two monkeys in a tree, from the Schefer Hariri manuscript

Article

A Group of Near Eastern Glasses

09/1942 | 474 | 81

Pages: 212-218

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Author:

Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)

Subjects

dates:

0900-0999

museums and institutions:

Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

places:

Sweden / Persia / Egypt / Samarra

places:

Mesopotamia (historical region) / Iraq

subjects:

Glassware / Glass / Beakers / Islamic

subjects:

Fatimid

subjects:

Mesopotamian

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

Figure 1. Decoration of Crystal-Glass Beaker [Plate I, A, B].

Non-western art unattributed:

Figure 2. Fragment of a Vessel Or Vessels Resembling the Stockholm Beaker [Plate I, A, B,]

Non-western art unattributed:

Figure 3. Motif from a Fragmentary Dish Found at Samarra.

Non-western art unattributed:

Figure 4. Motif from a Turquoise-Coloured Bowl in the Treasury of St. Mark's, Venice.

Non-western art unattributed:

Figure 5. Detail from the Samarra Dish (Figure 3.)

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. A-Fragmentary Crystal-Glass Beaker Found at Rayy Or Sara. Maximum Height about 8 cm. (National Museum, Stockholm). A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. B-Another Fragment of the Same Beaker as Plate A. A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. C-Bottle of Horn-Coloured Glass, Acquired in Persia. Height, 24 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. D-Ewer of Horn-Coloured Glass, Acquired in Persia (Restored). Height, 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. E-Another View of the Ewer Shown in Plate I, D, before Restoration. A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. A-Aquamarine Glass Bowl, Acquired in Persia. Diameter, 19.5 cm. at Rim. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. B-Fragment of Glass Bowl, Acquired in Egypt. Height, 11 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. C-Fragment of the Glass Bowl Reproduced in Plate A. A Group of near Eastern Glasses

Article

Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

11/1940 | 452 | 77

Pages: 144-145+147-148+150-152

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Author:

Buchthal, Hugo (Buchthal, Hugo; Buchthal, H.)

Subjects

dates:

1250-1299 / 1300-1399

museums and institutions:

British Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

Iraq / Syria / Egypt / Baghdad / Cairo / Damascus

places:

Al-Mawsili

sources:

Hariri, 1054-1122

subjects:

Hariri, 1054-1122

subjects:

Islamic / Illuminated manuscripts / Abbasid / Mamluk

subjects:

Islamic painting

subjects:

Baghdad (style)

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. A-Al-Harith Meeting Abu Zaid. (British Museum, or. 1200, Fol. 79v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. B-Al-Harith Meeting Abu Zaid. Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 3929, Fol. 101v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. C-Abu Zaid on His Camel. (British Museum, or. 1200, Fol. 151.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. D-Abu Zaid on His Camel. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 143.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. E.-Abu Zaid Enjoying Himself with Good Food. (British Museum, Add. 7293, Fol. 7.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. F-Abu Zaid Enjoying Himself with Good Food. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 3v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. A-Abu Zaid Preaching in the Mosque of Samarkand. (British Museum, Add. 22114, Fol. 94.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. B-Abu Zaid Preaching in the Mosque of Samarkand. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 84v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. C-Al-Harith Approaching Abu Zaid's Tent. (British Museum, Add. 22114, Fol. 79v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. D-Al-Harith Approaching Abu Zaid's Tent. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 6094, Fol. 84.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. E-Abu Zaid and His Son before the Governor of Baghdad. (British Museum, Add. 22114; Fol. 68.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. F-The Fable of the Falcon. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 3467, Fol. 61.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum

Short Notice

The Veil of Saint Anne

03/1936 | 396 | 68

Pages: 140+144-145+147

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Author:

Elsberg, H. A. (Elsberg, H. A.)

Author:

Guest, Rhuvon (Guest, Rhuvon; Guest, R.)

Subjects

buildings:

Saint Anne Cathedral, Apt, France

dates:

1000-1099

places:

France / Egypt

places:

Iraq / Dumyāt

subjects:

Textiles / Islamic / Egyptian

subjects:

Anne, Saint / Hagiographies

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate I. A-The Veil of St. Anne (Folded Twice to Reduce the Width). Islamic. Eleventh-Century. Fine Linen Gauze; 1.50 by 3.10 m. (Cathedral of Apt, Vaucluse, France); B-The Uppermost Roundel in Its Present Condition; C-The Same Roundel As It Appears in a Copy at the Cathedral. The Veil of Saint Anne

Non-western art unattributed:

Plate II. A, B-The Middle and Lowest Roundels in Their Present Condition. Two Early Figured Silks ("Clavi"), from Egypt. A-Woven without the Use of a Scale-Harness; B-Woven with the Use of a Scale-Harness. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Shorter Notices: The Veil of Saint Anne

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