Rheim Alkadhi's 'Templates for Liberation' at ICA London
The Institute of Contemporary Art in London has launched a new exhibition titled 'Templates for Liberation,' featuring artist Rheim Alkadhi, originally from Baghdad and currently residing in Berlin. This is Alkadhi's debut solo exhibition in the UK, open until September 8. The showcase is split into two segments that explore themes of political and artistic resistance in Iraq and the SWANA region. One segment highlights sculptures created from industrial vehicle tarpaulins, including pieces such as 'Harvest of Flames' and 'For the Oppressed to Narrate the Crimes of their Oppressors.' The second section includes a reading room with archives and digital portraits, confronting issues like colonialism and feminism.
Key facts
- Rheim Alkadhi is Baghdad-born and Berlin-based.
- The exhibition is Alkadhi's first solo show in the UK.
- The show consists of two rooms at the ICA London.
- The first room contains sculptures made from PVC tarpaulins from industrial vehicles.
- The second room is a reading room with archival documents and counter-archive materials.
- Archival documents include 'Draft Mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine' from the UK National Archives.
- The exhibition includes 'Transynchronic Rebel Portraits' (2024), digitally rendered photographs of Iraqi counter-revolutionaries.
- The exhibition runs until 8 September.
Entities
Artists
- Rheim Alkadhi
- Ayreen Anastas
- Rene Gabri
- Kali Rubaii
- Françoise Vergès
- Henry Field
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Institutions
- Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
- National Archives of the UK
- Jameel Arts Centre
- Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
- ICA London
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Baghdad
- Iraq
- Berlin
- Germany
- Palestine
- Lebanon
- Jordan
- Morocco
- Westminster
- Buckingham Palace
- West Asia
- North Africa
- Middle East
- United States
- Britain
- France