It gets pointed out here a lot that abstraction was a convenient technique for a time when all narrative content was suspect,.. Everyone expects art to change with the passing of Saddam's regime, and at this point, no one I've talked to is making any predictions about future trends in Iraqi art. I've seen no video art and practically no photography in Baghdad. Installation art is unknown. Indeed few artists in Iraq have heard of Andy Warhol. Now that communication with the rest of the world is starting to open up, Iraqi artists will discover just how large an ocean they're swimming in.
Steve Mumford
Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq
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I didn't see a lot of combat. I didn't see many bodies... But I believe I captured some of the reality of Iraq for many soldiers who were there when I was and for the Iraqis I got to know.
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