In the middle of all the choas we are witnessing in our region for the past short while, adding to it an overall disappointment, come ART as lets say party crasher, breaks the heavy routine and bring out some beauty and even our pain in creative interactive sometimes sarcastic colors & shapes. Beirut Art Fair (BAF)…
Author: Mashaael Basheer
Journalist and writer
إحتلال الفراغ
بقلم: ألينا عامر لوكانت المدينة كائناً حياً بابنيتها وشوارعها، ازدحامها وهدوئها،مظاهر الحياة التي تغلي فيها وسكانها الاصليين ولللاجئين، الفقر والجوع والاستبداد والقهر الذي تشهده… ترى ماهي الطريقة التي ستختارها للتعبير عن مكنوناتها؟! هم فنانون وهاوون مجهولو الهوية يتغلغلون في النسيج العمراني للمدينة ليس بهدف تجميلها بالمعنى المتعارف عليه انما ليعبروا عن افكارٍ محظورةٍ ليس من…
Chairs Nostalgia
Remember back in school days, your classroom & mates how each and everyone of you had a standing out personality even at a very young age?! Remember the noisy one?! MR. or MS. ShowOff? The Nurd?! The Freak? Nicest and Meanest?! Remember yourself in classroom… What was your personality called?! Three architects: Aseel AlYaqoub, Jassim…
Youssef Abdelke Convicted With Intellectuality
It was .. actually still is shocking and heart aching to learn about the sudden disturbing news about Youssef Abdelke, the acclaimed Syrian artist and main figure in international art scene, arrest by Bashar Al Assad regime by Tartus – Syria yesterday. Read more here. It is unfortunate that we have daily evidences of how…
A Playful Sarcastic Pop-Up From Brooklyn to K-Town
Visual Therapy, online Kuwaiti-based art hub brings creatives from around the world, organized its first show “Not Just A Pop-Up” featuring original works and prints by Brooklyn-based artist Zebadiah Keneally and Kuwaiti artist F160 alongside was a live art performance done by artist Monstariam who created a mural graffiti. The event was originally one night,…
Al Mahha Art 