Baghdad Art – The World’s Largest Painting
An unprecedented contemporary art project that brings together over 100 Iraqi artists in a collective endeavor to create the world’s largest canvas painting. This ambitious initiative is part of the official celebrations of Baghdad being named the Arab Capital of Tourism for 2025, turning art into a vibrant tribute to identity, city, and people. This painting is not just an expansive canvas, but a living visual narrative that reflects Baghdad’s journey from its Abbasid foundation to its ever-evolving present, expressed through contemporary techniques that blend symbolism, abstraction, color, and form. It is the story of a city shaped by centuries — now reimagined through the lens of art. Baghdad Art is an invitation to dialogue — across generations, neighborhoods, and eras. Between the past that lives within us, the present we strive to understand, and the future we dream of painting. It is an aesthetic experience that celebrates the spirit of Baghdad — its complexity, beauty, pain, and its eternal power to rise. This is more than an attempt to break a world record; it is a visual cry of resilience, declaring that Baghdad still breathes creativity, and that art remains the truest language when all others fall silent.