Invisible Beauty. The Pavilion of Iraq at the 56th Venice Biennale

'Invisible Beauty', the title of this book and of the Iraqi Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, refers both to the unusual or unexpected subjects in the featured works and to the inevitable invisibility of Iraqi artists on the international stage. The endlessly interpretable title is intended to reveal different ways of approaching art generated by a country that has been subjected to war, genocide and, in the last year, the rise of IS. The systematic demolition of the cultural heritage of Iraq by IS has made it more important than ever to focus on artists continuing to work in Iraq. The Pavilion will provide a platform to make these artists visible.