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In the StudioMichael Rakowitz - Crafting ‘ghosts’ from Iraq’s lost cultureMichael Rakowitz: The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist

Room Z, Northwest Palace of Nimrud. Reliefs crafted from cardboard, packaging & newspaper

  • Reliefs Z4 and Z5
  • Relief Z10 (Detail)
  • Relief Z8
  • Relief Z10 (Detail)
  • Room Z Northwest Palace of Nimrud at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Installation view.
  • Reliefs Z-b-1 and Z-b-3
  • Room Z Northwest Palace of Nimrud at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Installation view.
  • Relief Z-b-4
  • Room Z Northwest Palace of Nimrud at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Installation view.
  • Relief Z10 (Detail)
  • Room Z Northwest Palace of Nimrud at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Installation view.

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