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Engines of War



2023 marked the 20th anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq


"Engines of War" was co-organized by Cynthia Mulcahy and Charles Dee Mitchell for Gasser Grunert, Chelsea, NYC, 2013


Group exhibition examining the United States wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Engines of War opened in March of 2013 on the tenth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.


A second reception in May near closing featured a book-signing for exhibition artist Eugene Richards and was sponsored by The Nation Institute, The Nation Magazine, Haymarket Books and The Washington Spectator.


Contributing artists:


Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, Iraq

Heather Ainsworth, USA

Lisa Barnard, UK

David Cotterell, UK

Benjamin Lowy, USA

Christopher Morris, USA

Eugene Richards, USA

Jamel Shabazz, USA

Anthony Suau, USA

Teun Voten, Netherlends


Click here for a review by Holland Cotter in the New York Times


Nota Bene: The exhibition Engines of War originated from a smaller 2011 exhibition--also co-organized by Cynthia Mulcahy and Charles Dee Mitchell--about the broad subject of war, XXI: Conflicts in A New Century, at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas.



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Installation View in Main Gallery



Foreground: Lisa Barnard's Floor Plan
Wall: Benjamin Lowy and Christopher Morris photographs



Installation View in Upstairs Gallery



Lisa Barnard, Virtual Iraq, 2008, single channel video projection




Head Gear. Used by soldier receiving treatment for PTSD.



Lisa Barnard, 2008, Fuji crystal archive matt paper, 20 x 24 inches. Edition of 7.



Cadets



Christopher Morris, 2009, Archival Ink Jet, Premium Matte, Printed by Artist, Edition 1/6, 20 x 24 inches.



America's Army




War video game developed by the U.S. Army in 2002. America's Army has become the military’s most effective recruiting tool.



Primitive Pieces (Exhibit B, C and E)
Hellfire missile parts



Lisa Barnard, 2013, Photographs, 20 x 25 inches, Edition of 5.



New York, New York, USA March 21, 2003
The jumbo television screens and electronic signs in Time Square keep New Yorkers up-dated on the events in Iraq.



Anthony Suau, 2003, Photograph, 13 x 19 inches, Edition of 12


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