Tag: #Beirut

Composition With a Recurring Sound, 2018. Copper alloys, radio waves and a river. Exhibition view from ‘Of All That Is Seen and Unseen’ by Vartan Avakian. courtesy of Marfa’ Gallery

JOUMANA ASSEILY | MARFA’ PROJECTS

Marfa’ Projects works with local and regional artists to produce and present idea-based projects that engage with Beirut’s diverse contemporary art scene. Marfa’ Projects was founded by Joumana Asseily in 2015 and builds on her deep links with the city’s…

A visual from the gallery. Courtesy of Art on 56th

ART ON 56TH

Art on 56th gallery is an independent visual arts gallery in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded by Noha Wadi Moharram in 2012 and is rooted in Gemmayze, the capital’s booming artistic and cultural neighbourhood. In addition to presenting a roster…

Michael Biberstein, Chromatic Glider, 2004. Acrylic on canvas, 190 x 190 cm. Courtesy of Galerie Tanit

NAILA KETTANEH KUNIGK | GALERIE TANIT

GALERIE TANIT NAILA KETTANEH KUNIGK, FOUNDER How do you define the start of your career in contemporary arts? Growing up, I was surrounded by ancient art, opera, theatre and music. After completing my studies at the renowned Institut dʼEtudes Politiques…

Sfeir-Semler Gallery booth at Frieze London 2019, courtesy of Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut / Hamburg

ANDREE SFEIR-SEMLER | SFEIR-SEMLER GALLERY

Sfeir-Semler Gallery, with spaces in Hamburg, Germany (since 1985) and Beirut, Lebanon (since 2005), concentrates on international contemporary art with an emphasis on conceptual and minimal art. Since the early 2000s, the gallery has been a key figure in art…

Hatem Imam, installation view. Threshold, Letitia Gallery, 2019. Photo by Mahmoud Rida. Courtesy of the artist and Letitia Gallery, Beirut

ANNIE VARTIVARIAN | LETITIA GALLERY

Letitia Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Beirut focused on encouraging global engagement with contemporary art in Lebanon. Under the direction of Annie Vartivarian, the gallery has a strong ethos of collaboration and has worked closely with leading international…

Abdul Rahman Katanani, The Wave of Change, 2019. Woven barbed wire, 350 x 850 x 400 cm. ©Paul Hannebelle

AGIAL ART GALLERY

Agial Art Gallery, established in Beirut in 1990, is one of the leading destinations for modern and contemporary art from Lebanon and the Arab World. As a pioneering platform, Agial is showcasing a broad spectrum of regional art, from the…

Installation View. Courtesy of Mark Hachem Gallery

MARK HACHEM | MARK HACHEM GALLERY

Mark Hachem opened his first gallery in 1996 in Paris. In 2007 he opened a gallery in New York and three years later in Beirut. He concentrates on the modernists of the Middle East, such as Helen Khal, Leila Nseir…

Saleh Barakat Gallery, 2016

SALEH BARAKAT | HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS

In a nod to the world’s hottest storytelling platform – Pecha Kucha or “show and tell” – Selections has asked a number of artists and designers to talk about a specific project through imagery and an economy of words. The…

Palestinian Fighter Training in Beirut, 1976 © Don McCullin

CHRONICLES OF A CONFLICT

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…

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