We are celebrating International Women’s Day through the works of some iconic women from the art world. Huguette Caland Saloua Raouda Choucair Samia Halaby Laure Ghorayeb Simone Fattal Etel Adnan
CULTURE
Getty’s first Arabic online exhibition Return to Palmyra was launched this February giving viewers an opportunity to explore the rich history of the Syrian city and discover its influential culture. Selections is providing you with a virtual access to this…
The art system should by definition be in constant development, but in fact, rarely finds moments of true experimentation in the current polarised global world governed by the prefix mega. Massimo De Carlo gallery, with outposts in Milan, London and…
Dating back to prehistoric times, red has been a colour widely used by artists. It is a colour that symbolises strength, love but also has the connotation of steamy emotions such as danger and anger. Another fun fact is that…
I have always been fascinated by small objects. Speaking about objects, my three life love affairs, which condemned me to an obsessive cumulative slant wherever I was founding myself in the world, are: plastic bottles, blankets, and stools. I have…
Christie’s presents We Are All Beirut, a charity auction to benefit and aid the restoration and reawakening of the arts and cultural landscape of Beirut. The proceeds of the auction will be entrusted to The Arab Funds for Arts and…
UNITING ARTISTS IN SUPPORT OF THE LEBANESE RED CROSS The boutique hotel, Arthaus Beirut, was scheduled to open on 4th August, the day of the tragic explosion in Beirut which killed 200 people, left 6,500 injured, 300,000 homeless and more…
As part of the “From Beirut Art + Design scene” session, PIASA auction house, in collaboration with Joanna Abou Sleiman-Chevalier, organises on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. a sale in Paris of several young emerging figures of the…
With hearts growing heavier each day, empathising with fellow brothers and sisters who have been impaired by the current pandemic, with hands joining in the spirit of perseverance, reaching out to each other by the fingertips from at least two…
Words by Fifi Abou Dib In parallel with Beirut Art Fair last September, the historic bell factory in Beit Chabeb (recently restored by Philippe and Zaza Jabre) hosted a breath-taking exhibit of Don McCullin’s work. Now 84 years old, McCullin…