In March 2007 a car bomb exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed 30 people and injured scores more. As part of an international response to this event, the Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) presents "Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here," a three-part exhibition of 261 artist books made by 260 international artists from 24 countries, including SMFA artists faculty Laura Blacklow, Helga Felleisen (Dip '06, FY '07), faculty Jesseca Ferguson, faculty Mike Mandel + Chantal Zakari, Elcin Marasli (BFA '11) and Ingrid Sanchez (MFA '11). Part two of the exhibition, on view March 6–April 30, 2013, kicks off with a reception and curated conversation with Mandel/Zakari on March 11, 6–8 pm.
