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Michael Rakowitz - Artist

Stephen Sackur talks to artist Michael Rakowitz, who uses sculpture, installation and site specific experiences to transmit a vision which reflects his Iraqi Jewish heritage.

Stephen Sackur talks to artist Michael Rakowitz. The best art helps people see and feel in new ways, it can challenge and provoke. Michael Rakowitz uses sculpture, installation and site specific experiences to transmit a vision which reflects his Iraqi Jewish heritage and preoccupations, ranging from war to family to food. He has made it his mission to test the boundaries of what the public thinks of as art and has won plaudits around the world. What does his work tell the audience about the state they are in?

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