Mark Your Calendar for October

In addition to the monthly list, I will add “What’s On?!” a link to most active initiative and hubs across the Middle East such as ArtintheCity, AlSerkal Avenue, Ashkal Alwan and more! The list keeps updating throughout the month, so keep passing by to stay in touch with the latest! What’s On?! V&A: Masterpieces of Chinese…

Glitter & Joy All The Way

It wasn’t the first time I attend an exhibition by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam, but certainly was the first time I see his paintings… As always, Karam exceeded my expectations. When Ayyam Gallery announced Karam’s solo exhibition ‘Shooting the Cloud’ to be the celebrating launch of Ayyam Gallery in London last January, it noted the show…

From Middle East to London … Much Love & Art!

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. Henry Ford With a strong-focused vision, dedicated team and passion for art, Ayyam Gallery continues to push Middle East contemporary art into leading stages this time taking steps toward the international art & cultural scene, how?! Opening Ayyam Gallery in London! Ayyam…

Nadim Karam … A Phoenix from Beirut

“There is a need for emancipation, for ephemeral accumulated actions in different zones within the city that try to break through the existing network and agitate its structure… I call such phenomena hap-situs (happening) + (situation). They can appear as a result of a visible form (urban setting) or of an invisible order (urban happening)…

Nadim Karam at Beirut Airport!

Spotted in Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon… Nadim Karam creation of joy in Departures Hall leaves a smile on travelers around the world. Cheers