Vetera Novis, Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Dubai

Aqrah, Nineveh 1961 (2019), Inkjet print on Hahnemuhle fine art photo rag pearl paper, 60 x 60 cm

The exhibition Vetera Novis (Argument with Old and New), in four movements—Architecture, Landscape; Modernity; Daily Life, and Portraits  – displayed masterworks by veteran photographer Latif Al Ani. As a chronicler of Iraqi life from the 1950s through the 70s, Al-Ani poetically captures the optimism and tremendous opportunities for a modern Iraq as it began to benefit from oil revenues. The new set of prints was produced in collaboration with the Arab Image Foundation (AIF) which maintains Al Ani’s archive. The exhibition follows last year’s retrospective Latif Al Ani: Through the Lens  (1953-1979) curated by Hoor Al-Qasimi at the Sharjah Art Foundation. 

18 November – 28 December 2019