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Fallujah 2004

2004
Not on view
This maquette is a study for a large glass room with the same title currently in the collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a response to the Second Battle of Fallujah in 2004 during the Iraq War. Though Armajani’s architecture work often addresses social issues, this piece is among his most political. The rocking horse, light bulb, and cut-out flames are directly influenced by Picasso’s Guernica, which famously called out the atrocities of war. The remains of defunct furniture, and the house’s collapsing structure suggest the violence that has passed through, without explicitly showing it.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fallujah 2004
  • Artist: Siah Armajani (Iranian, Tehran 1939–2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • Date: 2004
  • Geography: Country of Origin United States
  • Medium: Wood, paint, plexiglass, cloth, metal and copper wire
  • Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm)
    W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
    D. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.538
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Siah Armajani / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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