这本插图丰富的书通过一位先锋建筑师的艺术收藏，探索了二十世纪伊拉克艺术的创造力。

本书拥有众多艺术家的作品，包括1940年代的Jewad Selim,1950年代至1960年代巴格达现代艺术和伊拉克从1980年开始流亡艺术家的各种作品,本卷展示了先锋建筑师Mohamed Makiya与他那个时代的伊拉克艺术家的合作,揭示艺术和建筑之间的关系,它的作用在塑造现代伊拉克社会。此外，马基亚的收藏让我们得以一窥20世纪上半叶伊拉克艺术的发展轨迹。This richly illustrated volume explores creativity in twentieth-century Iraqi art through the art collection of a pioneer architect.

Featuring works from artists such as Jewad Selim from the 1940s, the Baghdad Modern Art Group from the 1950s and 1960s and Iraqi artists in exile from 1980 onward, this volume showcases the collaboration of pioneer architect Mohamed Makiya with the Iraqi artists of his time, shedding light on the relationship between art and architecture and its role in shaping modern Iraqi society. Moreover, the Makiya collection gives a glimpse of the trajectory of Iraqi art during the first half of the twentieth century. It also introduces Mohamed Makiya, a promoter of the art of his own country, to a wider global audience.