Laila Muraywid, I Haven´t Told My Garden Yet That Birds Are Not Coming Home, 2021, pastel 50x65cm, Photo credit Jean Louis Losi In a city defined by dense concrete and monumental history, looking up to catch a flock of wild…
LEBANON After eight years, Khalil Rabah returns to Lebanon with a two-part solo exhibition Some Other Things Ruled It (27 August – 30 December, 2026) at Sfeir Semler Gallery’s Karantina and Downtown spaces. The Karantina presentation revisits and expands Transition,…
LEBANON A few more days left to see the archival display at Sursock Museum, The Butterflies and Bumblebees of Middle East Airlines (until 22 August 2026), tracing the history of the Middle East Airlines (MEA) folkloric dance troupe. Presented as part…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Sharjah Art Foundation has announced its summer and autumn 2026 programme, bringing together exhibitions, photography, performance, film and publishing initiatives across its cultural spaces. A highlight of the season is Vantage Point 13, (8 August – 29…
LEBANON Nabil Kanso: Darkness and Light (Part II) (30 July – 25 September 2026) opened this week at the Dalloul Art Foundation, completing the first major presentation of the late artist’s work in his native Lebanon. Following the monumental canvases…
On the occasion of As Close As It Gets, the solo exhibition of Lebanese photographer Tarek Haddad at Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Selections spoke with curator Nicolas Marbeau (N.M.) about the ideas underpinning the exhibition. Marbeau discusses photography as a medium…
Echoes of Existence opened last week at Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture in Beirut, exploring the pine tree as a shared symbol of cultural memory connecting Lebanon and Italy. Curated by Muriel Asmar and initiated by the Embassy of Italy…
More than six years after his passing, Nabil Kanso (1940–2019) returns to the city where his story began. Darkness and Light (Part I), opening at DAC Beirut on 23 July, marks the first major solo exhibition of the Lebanese-born artist…
LEBANON Echoes of Existence (22 July–21 October 2026) unfolds across the Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture at the National Museum of Beirut, exploring the pine tree as a shared emblem of cultural memory linking Lebanon and Italy. Initiated by the…
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Through Of Loss and Redemption (7 July–4 August 2026), Taymour Grahne Projects presents a digital solo exhibition by New York-based Iranian-British artist Samira Abbassy. Working across painting and drawing, Abbassy explores loss, transformation, memory, and the shifting…