Sadik Kwaish Alfraji

"Sadik Kwaish Alfraji" is one of the most prominent Iraqi artists working today, specifically in the Iraqi diaspora.
This publication covers over thirty years of his practice, from his student work of the early 1980s in a war-torn Iraq, to his many artist books, paintings, drawings, videos, and large-scale installations.It provides an in-depth overview of Alfraji's work, which combines artistic and philosophical concepts to create a distinct graphical visual language. Alfraji's oeuvre addresses the vulnerability of human existence and speaks of loss, exile, fragmentation and displacement. This bookis edited by the leading curator and critic of contemporary Middle Eastern art, Nat Muller, and includes an in-depth interview with the artist and a critical text by renowned cultural historian of the Middle East, and Professor at Brown University, Shiva Balaghi.