Flirtations with evidence
Art in America, Oct. 2004, v. 92, no. 9, pp. 134-169
Using the conventions of information-based art, Ra'ad questions the reliability of documentation in general. His projects, which take as their theme the protracted political instability of the Middle East, range in tone from satirical to elegiac.
ITEM 2004.098 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
I Only Wish That I Could Weep – Walid Ra'ad
The Missing Lebanese Wars – Walid Ra'ad
Sea – Walid Ra'ad
Hostage: The Bachar Tapes – Walid Ra'ad
My Neck is Thinner Than a Hair – Walid Ra'ad
Already Been in a Lake of Fire – Walid Ra'ad
Miraculous Beginnings – Walid Ra'ad
Walid Raad