Description Mohammed Sami b. 1984 The Praying Room signed and dated 21 (on the overlap) acrylic on linen 90 ½ by 112 ⅜ in. 230 by 285.5 cm. Executed in 2021. Provenance Modern Art, London Private Collection Acquired from the above by the present owner Literature Naomi Rea, "17 Art Exhibitions Worth Traveling for in Europe This Year, From a Blowout Survey of Yayoi Kusama’s Inflatables to the Largest Showcase of Vermeer’s Work Yet," Artnet News , 2 January 2023, illustrated in color (online) Adrian Searle, "Saddam Hussein mural painter creates a world of turmoil – Mohammed Sami review," The Guardian, 26 January 2023 (online) Hettie Judah, "Mohammed Sami, Camden Art Centre, review: Saddam Hussein’s propaganda painter portrays a world unravelling," iNews , 27 January 2023 (online) Tom Jefferys, "Mohammed Sami Paints the Traces of Trauma," Frieze Magazine , 9 February 2023 (online) David Trigg, "Mohammed Sami: The Point 0," Studio International , 14 February 2023, illustrated in color (in installation London, Camden Arts Centre, 2023) (online) Jeremy O'Grady, ed., "Mohammed Sami: The Point 0 review – an astonishing, haunting show," The Week, 10 February 2023 (online) Hettie Judah, "Mohammed Sami: 'We can‘t move forward without the power of the past'," Artfund , 14 February 2023 (online) Michael Kurtz, "Mohammed Sami: The Point 0," The Burlington Magazine , 5 April 2023, illustrated in color (in installation London, Camden Arts Centre, 2023) (online)