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Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
New York University
15 East 84th Street, New York, NY 10028
The exhibition is now closed.
For questions, please reach out via isaw.exhibitions@nyu.edu
Gallery Store
The exhibition’s accompanying catalogue, Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani’s Visions of Ancient Iraq, edited by Pedro Azara, and other exhibition-related material can be purchased on our online gallery store, along with past ISAW exhibition catalogues and gifts.
Past Programming
November 8, 2023, 5:30–7:30pm
Through the Lens Gallery Talk: Curators and Artists in Conversation
Join us for an in-person gallery talk with exhibition curator Pedro Azara and artists Nadine Hattom and Mahmoud Obaidi.
November 14, 2023, 6:30–8:30pm
Screening: Iraq's Invisible Beauty
Celebrate the opening of Through the Lens: Latif Al Ani's Visions of Ancient Iraq with an in-person screening of Iraq's Invisible Beauty, a documentary exploring the work and life of the father of Iraqi photography, Latif Al Ani. The event will include a recorded Q&A session with film director, Jurgan Buedts.
December 6, 2023, 1:00–2:00pm
Exhibition Lecture: Artists in Conversation
Exhibition curator Pedro Azara speaks with artists Hanaa Malallah, Walid Siti, Adel Abidin, Nadine Hattom, and Mahmoud Obaidi in this virtual lecture.
December 14, 2023, 5:30–7:30pm
Screening: Iraq's Invisible Beauty
In-person screen of Iraq's Invisible Beauty, a documentary about Latif Al Ani by Jurgen Buedts and Sahim Omar Kalifa.
January 24, 2024, 5:30–6:30pm
Exhibition Lecture
(Un)broken Continuity: Counter-narratives of a Mesopotamian Past
Virtual lecture with Kiersten Neumann, Curator at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
February 21, 2024, 1:00–2:00pm
Exhibition Lecture
Ancient Iraq: From Hormuzd Rassam's Excavations to Latif Al Ani's Images
Virtual lecture with Narmin Amin, Professor of Archaeology at Salahaddin University–Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Abdulrahman K. Darwesh, Assistant Professor at Soran Univerisity.
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
15 East 84th St.
New York, NY 10028
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