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Rhona Hoffman Gallery is pleased to present our first solo exhibition with Chicago-based Iraqi artist Bassim Al Shaker, titled Four Minutes. The exhibition consists of new wall and ceiling mounted oil paintings that abstractly refer to the artist’s experience during various periods of political and humanitarian turmoil in his home country of Iraq.

In 2013, Al Shaker was selected to participate in the Venice Biennale as part of the Iraqi Pavilion; since then his artwork has served as a vehicle to share his heritage and identity, and reflect on the country’s more recent history. The paintings …