Artist field note

Dia Al-Azzawi

Modern form carries the epic weight of Arab history.

Mission of Destruction by Dia Al-Azzawi — Detail of the work
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Mission of Destruction

2004-2007

Sculptural book forms turn reading into an encounter with cultural devastation.

The five in one idea

Al-Azzawi created a modern visual language broad enough for myth, nation, poetry and catastrophe.