The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq /
Makiya, Kanan
The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq / Samir al-Khalil. - xv, 153 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-146) and index.
The art of the monument -- The symbolism of the monument -- The monument and the city -- Politics as art -- Andy Warhol and Saddam Husain -- Vulgarity and art -- The kitsch of Baghdad -- Turath as art -- Singling out the monument -- Ethical ambiguities.
0233986561 9780233986562
Qaws al-Naṣr (Baghdad, Iraq)
Baghdad (Iraq)--Buildings, structures, etc.
NA9380.B34 / K43 1991b
700.9567 725.960956747
The monument : art, vulgarity, and responsibility in Iraq / Samir al-Khalil. - xv, 153 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-146) and index.
The art of the monument -- The symbolism of the monument -- The monument and the city -- Politics as art -- Andy Warhol and Saddam Husain -- Vulgarity and art -- The kitsch of Baghdad -- Turath as art -- Singling out the monument -- Ethical ambiguities.
0233986561 9780233986562
Qaws al-Naṣr (Baghdad, Iraq)
Baghdad (Iraq)--Buildings, structures, etc.
NA9380.B34 / K43 1991b
700.9567 725.960956747