Mark Your Calendar for July

Galerie Janine Rubiez What: “Beyrouth, Photographies from 1973 – 2012” a photography exhibition for Lebanese artist Jean Pierre Watchi who takes you on a journey to Beirut city from the 70s until today the way he views it. All images are fragmented “they don’t tell a story, they don’t have theme. The are only the…

Safwan Dahoul Reveals His Latest “Dreams”

New artwork by Syrian artist Safwan Dahoul was revealed yesterday with a new, deeper and meaningful twist in the series.     The artwork shows two figures, appears to be a woman and a man, eyes closed but one of them is in a messy paper that seems to be pealing out of the scene, or…

Dream To Be On Top of Burj Khalifa?!

The Ara Gallery and At the Top, Burj Khalifa are giving one amazing Emirati artist the chance to display their artwork on a featured wall in At the Top, Burj Khalifa! From the portfolios received, five finalists will be chosen who will each create an original artwork inspired by the competition’s theme: “What does Burj…

‘Beirut II’ Reveals the Unseen Beirut!

Details of our lives we don’t usually pay attention to it, an everyday scene happening in front of us and we are too busy to notice it. It could be the shape of the moon, the grocery shop nextdoor, the side chats, the man who works in the bakery, the child passing near our cars,…

Beirut Art Fair 2012 is Bigger & Better!

What is better than ending the Art summer season with an Art Fair in Beirut?! Trust me nothing! Beirut Art Fair (ME.NA.SA.) is back on its third edition this July from 5 to 8 July 2012 at the Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center (BIEL), with 40 galleries from the Middle East, Europe and North…