Al Fadhil, an artist with pluridisciplinary interests ( painting installation, photography, performance, video art),
was born in Basrah Iraq, in 1955. He currently residence in Lugano (Switzerland).

He studied at the Institute of Fine Art in Baghdad and in the Academy of Fine Art in Florence Italy.
The artist participated to many international art events and workshop residencies:
Worked at the “Cité Internationale des Arts” , Paris in 2000, 2004 and 2005, Dubai Art Symposium 2004,
Taipei Art University 2005.

He has staged exhibitions at various venues in Europe and beyond ( Bonndorf Museum, 2000 (D),
Sharjah Biennale 2003 (UAE), Venice Biennale, performance “Off “ 2003 (I); Rome University Museum MLAC 2004 (I),
Emergency Biennale, Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2005 (F) and Kuandu Museum, Taipei (TW) 2005.

His videos include:
Amer & Nasser 2003. Iraq Diary 2000/2004, Back on Earth 2004,
Home sweet home 2006.

http://www.iraqpavilion.com
info@iraqpavilion.com

Al Fadhil has chosen Berlin in order to realize the PunishKampProject 2006

2006
Emergency Biennale (IV)
Riga Exhibition Hall, Riga Latvia
Feb-March

Play Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Punish camp project
(work in progress)

Museo cantonal d’arte, Lugano Switzerland
What a new?
May, June

Biennale dell’immagine
Gallaria Cons Arc, Chiasso Switzerland
September - October

2005
Loop Video Art Fair,
Barcelona, Spain
Support Play Gallery, Berlin
November 9 - 14

Interfilm Short Film Festival
Support Play Gallery, Berlin
November, Berlin 1-6

Emergency Biennale (III)
Bolzano Museum, Italy
October

Diva Video&Digital Art Fair, Paris
Support Play Gallery, Berlin
October

3rd Asia Pacific Arts Forum
Taipei University of the Arts
Kuandu Museum of Fine Art
Taipei, Taiwan
October

Emergency Biennale (II)
Matrix art Project
Bruxelles, Belgium
September

Progress the work
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
July - October

Emergeny Biennale (I)
Palais de Tokyo, Paris France
Cutators: Evelyne Jouanno and Jota Castro
International tour
Februray- April

“Oh my God! how much longer?”
Photo, video and communications
Officina art, Lugano Switrzerland
March - April

2004
Art to Eat
Switzerland Cultural Centre,
Februray, Milano, Italy

Emaar International Art Symposium
Curator: Talal Muàlla
March, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Baghdad life club, Rome
Alive Installation
Curator: Simonetta Lux and Domenico Scudieri
April, La Sapienza University Museum, Rome, Italy

Baghdad life club, Locarno
Alive installation
La Rada Centro Culturale
Curators: Noah Stolz and Riccardo Lisi
August, with 57° Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland

La Honte
Video installation
Paravento Theatre
August, Locarno, Switzerland

Baghdad life club, Bologna
Installation workshop
Curator: BoArt Associazione Culturale
August - September, Festival dell’Unità, Parco Nord, Bologna, Italy

Troubled Time
Photo installation
War Museum for peace
Curator: Maria Campitelli
September - October, Trieste, Italy

Northern Steps
Painting installation
Artmaker Gallery,
October, Stockholm, Sweden

Baghdad life club, Paris
Cité Internationale des Arts
September ‘04 - January ’05, Paris, France

2003
6th Sharjha International Biennale
Curators: Hoor Al Qassimi and Peter Lewis
April - May, Sharjah Museum, United Arab Emirates

SottoVuoto
Curator: Roberto Borghi
Ticosa Factory,
April, Como, Italy

I’m Iraq Pavilion
An not official action at the 50th Venice Biennale
June – Novembre, Venice, Italy

56° Festival Film Locarno
Amer & Nasser, iraqi brothers, video
Curator: Lucia Milazzotto
Human right section
August, Locarno, Switzerland

G’03 Open air Art International
Curator: Harald Szeemann
July – November, Ascona Vira, Switzerland