Ala Younis: Plan for Greater Baghdad
The project looks at monuments, (by) architects, (for) governments, and ideals' tensional relationship to ideologies in times of shifting states. Exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale 2015.
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1990. Crowds at the gymnasium danced cheerfully to the patriotic songs while a man wearing Mickey costume danced his way to the officials’ podium to respectfully shake the hand of a ministry representative.
© Photo: Ala Younis
Plan for Greater Baghdad, 2015
The project looks at monuments, (by) architects, (for) governments, and ideals' tensional relationship to ideologies in times of shifting states. Exhibited at the 56th Venice Biennale 2015.