{"product_id":"shoot-an-iraqi-art-life-and-resistance-under-the-gun-paperback","title":"Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWafaa Bilal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKari Lydersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWafaa Bilal's childhood in Iraq was defined by the horrific rule of Saddam Hussein, two wars, a bloody uprising and time spent interned in chaotic refugee camps in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Bilal eventually made it to the United States to become a professor and a successful artist, but when his brother was killed by an unmanned U.S. Predator drone, he decided to use his art to confront those in the comfort zone with the realities of life in a conflict zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis response was \"Domestic Tension,\" an unsettling interactive performance piece: for one month, Bilal lived alone in a prison cell-sized room in the line of fire of a remote-controlled paintball gun and a camera that connected him to Internet viewers around the world. Visitors to the gallery and a virtual audience that grew by the thousands could shoot at him twenty-four hours a day. The project received overwhelming worldwide attention and spawned provocative online debates; ultimately, Bilal was named \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e's Artist of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured in two parallel narratives, the story of Bilal's life journey and his \"Domestic Tension\" experience, \u003cem\u003eShoot an\u003c\/em\u003e Iraqi, is for anyone who seeks insight into the current conflict in Iraq and for those fascinated by interactive art technologies and the ever-expanding world of online gaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal has exhibited his art worldwide, and traveled and lectured extensively to inform audiences of the situation of the Iraqi people, and the importance of peaceful conflict resolution. Bilal's 2007 dynamic installation Domestic Tension gained global recognition, being named Artist of the Year by the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. Bilal has held exhibitions in Baghdad, the Netherlands, Thailand and Croatia; as well as at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Milwaukee Art Museum and various other US galleries. His residencies have included Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California; Catwalk in New New York; and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIraqi artist Wafaa Bilal, a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago, has exhibited his art worldwide and lectured extensively to inform audiences of the situation of the Iraqi people. Bilal's interactive installation Domestic Tension garnered praise in national and international press, including Newsweek and a Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year award. Wafaa Bilal caused a stir in in the art world again with his project The 3rd I, which includes Bilal surgically implanting a camera in the back his head. Bilal describes this project as a comment on the inaccessibility of time, and the inability to capture memory and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKari Lydersen is a staff writer at \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Midwest bureau and author of \u003cem\u003eOut of the Sea and Into the Fire: Latin American-US Immigration in the Global Age\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758096875808,"sku":"9780872864917","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d1c2d8d72b8ce93d6fcc7e819d0e8d87.webp?v=1780117905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shoot-an-iraqi-art-life-and-resistance-under-the-gun-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}