Tag: #showandtell

Huguette Caland 1960s. Photo by Moustapha Ariss. Courtesy of Huguette Caland

ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY OF HUGUETTE CALAND

When Huguette Caland passed away last September, Lebanon lost one of its most revered living artists. While she had lost her ability to paint in 2013 (after she suffered a fall a few years earlier), Caland boasted the most exemplary…

Generation after Generation, 2019, Digital Print, 236.2 x 584.2 cm. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

SAMA ALSHAIBI – REIMAGINING THE ARAB WOMAN

Sama Alshaibi’s powerful exhibit at Ayyam Gallery in Dubai Sama Alshaibi’s newest body of work from her solo exhibition, Staging the Imagined, reflects the relationships of power and authority between photographer and subject. The work investigates how a particular historical…

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…

Sama Alshaibi’s Staging the Imagined, 2019, Installation shot at Ayyam Gallery by Sama Alshaibi. Courtesy of Ayyam Gallery

MAYA SAMAWI | AYYAM GALLERY

Founded in 2006, Ayyam Gallery is a leading arts organisation that manages the careers of diverse established and emerging artists. A blue-chip art space in Dubai, a series of collaborative projects in the United States, Europe, Africa and Asia, and…

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…

Visual From Gallery Show. Courtesy of Anima Gallery

GHADA SHOLY AT ANIMA GALLERY

Anima Gallery was established in March 2012, with a focus on two main areas: exhibitions and art consultancy. The gallery represents emerging, mid-career and established artists working in a broad range of styles and mediums. With its five exhibitions per…

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