An original exploration of the 2003 Iraq war and geopolitics more broadly through the prism of art.
- Offers a reappraisal of one of the most contentious and consequential events of the early twenty-first century
- Advances an original perspective on Britain’s role in the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq
- Maps out new ways of thinking about geopolitical events through art
- Examines the work of artists, curators and activists in light of Britain’s role as a colonial power in Iraq and the importance of oil
- Reflects on the significance, limits and dilemmas of art as a form of critical intervention
- Questions the implications of art in colonialism and modernity
Table of Contents
List of Figures vi
Series Editor’s Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
1 Introduction 1
2 Thinking Geopolitics Through the Event 16
3 Artworks as Evental Assemblages 35
4 Geopolitics at the Museum 57
5 Iraq Beyond Iraq 89
6 Geopolitical Aesthetics of Oil 117
7 Photomontage as Geopolitical Form 140
8 Geopolitical Bodies 163
9 Conclusions 188
References 196
Index 216
