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Category Archives: colonial images

1. Hanaa Malallah : Ruins and Research

         I first met Hanaa Malallah in 2007 just after she came to London from  war torn Iraq. .  Above you see her applying burned and shredded  canvas to one of  her works  The burning of her canvas was her response to the  nightmare of destruction she faced in Baghdad every time she […]

   This entry was posted on July 16, 2025 and is filed under colonial images, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Art, Uncategorized.

   Tags: Baghdad, Hanaa Malallah, Iraq, Iraq war, Nifur, Nimrud, Shakar Hassam al Said, Ur

2. Imaging Others Cultural Intersections in the Colonial Period

   Look at this wonderful image! It is a detail of a print by the Japanese artist, Yoshitora in 1860 looking at an American couple who are visiting Japan, probably in order to trade. The artist is carefully depicting their clothes. He has done a wonderful job of observing  details and added his own subtle touch, […]

   This entry was posted on December 9, 2010 and is filed under "Imaging Others" Yokohama e, colonial images, John Monroe, Lenore Metrick-Chen.

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