Kaph Books puts the accent on Arab artists. Nasim Asfar was signing his two titles: “Hyper Images” and “Habiter Le Jour.”
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Nadim Asfar in The Daily Star
September's best Photo Festivals
This September is one of the most exciting moments of the year to attend photo festivals and connect with the professionals of our industry.
Cynthia Zaven in The New Yorker
The Sound of Music in the twenty-first century.
Contemporary composition has become as fractured as the art world - and that's a good thing.
Join our team in Beyrouth!
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Title: Operations Assistant
Start Date: September 2018
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"L'Art au bout de la nuit"
The mythical nightclub of war years "La Boite de Faqra club"
reopens its doors for the occasion, after three decades of closure.
Date : 21 july-28 aug 2018
More info (article in french)
Kevork Mourad | ICAE 2018: Yerevan int’l contemporary art exhibition
Kevork Mourad will take part in
the “International Contemporary Art Exhibition: Armenia 2018. Soundlines of Contemporary Art”
Date : 25 sept-25 oct 2018
Unseen Amsterdam | westergasfabriek
Unseen Amsterdam is returning for its seventh edition at the Westergasfabriek.
Date : 21-23 sept 2018
Etel Adnan | Centre Paul Klee
Etel Adnan at the Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern, Switzerland)
Date : June 15th - October 7th, 2018
Serge Najjar | ASYAAF 아시아프 2018
Serge Najjar will take part in 아시아프(Asyaaf) 2018
as a 'Hidden Artist'
Date : July 24 – August 19, 2018
Nadim Asfar | Experience de la Montagne
During the Beiteddine Art Festival 2018
At The Beiteddine Palace
Date: July 12th – August 15th, 2018
Nadim Asfar’s “Habiter le Jour”
Book Signing and exhibition
Maison Rabih Kayrouz
38 boulevard Raspail 75007 Pari
Friday June 1st - 16:00 till 20:00
Saturday June 2nd & Sunday June 3rd - 12:00 till 18:00
Serge Najjar at A+BCP
Serge Najjar at The Beirut Center of Photography
Date: Wednesday, June 13th.
From 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Location: A+BCP in Gemmayzeh (behind Artlab)
space edits (the trouble with language)
Beirut Art Center presents
Roy samaha as part of the collective exhibition "space edits (the trouble with language)"
09.05.2018 - 18.07.2018
Simone Fattal | Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech
May 14, 2018 - Sept 16, 2018
A conversation between three key artists of the twentieth century - Etel Adnan, Simone Fattal and Robert Wilson - Garden of Memory asks us about the world we live in based on shared life experiences across different cultures and continents .
Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018
Gregory Buchakjian, Catherine Cataruzza, Gilbert Hage, Hoda Kassatly, Ieva Sauvargaite, and Talal Khoury | Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018
Lebanese Pavilion - Arsenale
Official Opening May 25, 2018
Chafa Ghaddar | Summer Showcase Made in Tashkeel Studio and Gallery
Opening on Tuesday, May 8th, the exhibition features a wide range of work by more than 25 UAE-based artists from 16 countries
Randa Mirza “Love & Revenge” | At the Louvre Abu Dhabi
“Love & Revenge” was recently at the Louvre Abu Dhabi for two consecutive nights
The viewer is taken back to an era of cinema that probably won't be recreated
Michelangelo Pistoletto awarded 2018 Roswitha Haftmann Prize
Michelangelo Pistoletto is the recipient of the 2018 Roswitha Haftmann Prize. The Roswitha Haftmann Foundation recognizes outstanding achievements in the visual arts, and annually awards the valuable Roswitha Haftmann Prize to a living artist.
LES SECRETS DE LA PHOTO MINIMALISTE AVEC DENIS DUBESSET
Regards sur le minimalisme
Dans ce dernier chapitre, l’auteur nous présente deux clichés de cinq autres photographes sélectionnés par ses soins : Andy Feltham, Serge Najjar, Michel Lecocq, Bastien Riu et Vincent Munier.
16e Biennale de Venise : l’architecture libanaise monte au front
26 mai - 25 novembre 2018
Pour la première fois, le Liban aura son pavillon national à la Biennale d’architecture de Venise. Le projet « The place that remains », porté par l’architecte Hala Younès, a été adopté par le ministère de la Culture.
Le pavillon présentera également des paysages immortalisés par six artistes photographes : Gregory Buchakjian, Catherine Cattaruzza, Gilbert Hage, Houda Kassatly, Ieva Saudargaitė et Talal Khoury (vidéo)
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SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2018 Opening Preview
David Kramer doing a solo project at Springbreak this year...working with Micheal Buckland who is helping to curate the video/Painting/sculpture installation... Lost Horizons 2018.
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
5PM - 9 PM
4 Times Square, NYC (Chashama)
Entrance at 140 West 43rd Street
Selections | Cultural Narratives
Join us at Cultural Narratives By Selections!!
From February 24 to March 10 at Alserkal Avenue - the hub for arts & creativity in Dubai, a ground-breaking group exhibit shines the spotlight on contemporary art from the Middle East; hosted by Selections...
The show runs from Saturday 24 February to Saturday 10 March, 10am - 7pm
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION - Bessières Art Contemporain Gallery
“Beyond Appearances”.
From january 27th to March 25th, 2018
Serge Najjar's exhibition “Soul of the Visible” is at Galerie Bessières Art contemporain. He will be exhibiting 12 photographs at Maison Levanneur for the opening of the gallery that will take place in this historical house that once was the atelier of Derain and (de) Vlaminck.
Simone Fattal | Watercolours
Wednesday 29.11.17 from 6 to 8 pm
HENI Publishing have the pleasure to invite you to a private viewing of the exhibition to mark the publication of Simone Fattal's Watercolours.
The exhibition is open every day from November 30 to January 7.
The accompanying book will be available to buy for £40.
Please RSVP to rsvp@heni.com
HENI | 6-10 Lexington Street | London, W1F0LB
L'INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE LA MAISON EUROPÉENNE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
La Deuxieme Biennale des Photographes du Monde Arabe Contemporain
* Du 13 septembre au 12 octobre 2017
RANDA MIRZA « BEIRUTOPIA » à la Galerie Thierry Marlat - Paris, France.
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Nayla Tamraz emmène le Liban en Argentine
"Cette exposition rassemble les œuvres de sept artistes contemporains de générations différentes (Etel Adnan, Mireille Kassar, Gilbert Hage, Cynthia Zaven, Nadim Asfar, Danièle Genadry, Saba Innab) dont les travaux ont tous en commun de proposer des paysages, des lieux où se négocient les rapports du politique et du poétique."
The resonance of sound and silence - Daily Star
"The drawings, paintings, photos, sculptures and installations on show touch upon the way sound is entwined in our lives, and its malleable nature – the way its meaning differs depending on who’s listening, which sounds are played or not."
- Maghie Ghali
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Naïla Kettaneh-Kunigk, rigueur et curiosité sous le signe de Tanit...
Naïla Kettaneh-Kunigk vient de signer non pas une (auto)biographie, mais un témoignage. Celui d'un parcours de quarante-cinq ans pour maîtriser les rouages de la gestion d'une galerie d'art contemporain.
SIMONE FATTAL MAXIME ROSSI RAOUL HAUSMANN
Simone Fattal, Maxime Rossi et Raoul Hausmann au Musée d'art contemporain de Rochechouart
Q&A WITH A.I.R DUBAI 2017 ARTIST, CHAFA GHADDAR
For its sixth edition, Art Dubai’s A.i.R (Artists in Residence) programme pioneers in punctuating the city with public art in the name of making a lasting imprint on Dubai. Held in partnership with Tashkeel and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, A.i.R features commissions by Zeinab Alhashemi (UAE), Shaikha Al Mazrou (UAE), and Chafa Ghaddar (Lebanon) and is curated by Beirut-based Amanda Abi Khalil.
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Arcangelo - "Via Appia"
Arcangelo
"Via Appia"
edited by Gian Ruggero Manzoni
May 18, 2017 • 18:30
Gallery Francesco Clivio • Foro Bonaparte, 48 • Milan
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Jeff Koons Returns to Rockefeller Center With Inflated ‘Seated Ballerina’ Sculpture
Jeff Koons is headed back to Rockefeller Center with Seated Ballerina, a new public art project co-presented by the Art Production Fund and Kiehl’s Since 1851. Perhaps best known for his Balloon Dog, a shiny, stainless steel sculpture that looks like a Mylar balloon—an orange version holds his personal auction record for a $58.4 million 2013 sale at Christie’s New York—Koons is making only his second ever inflatable public artwork for the occasion.
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Mojé Assefjah at Graf & Schelble Gallery
Graf & Schelble Gallery
Spalenvorstadt 14 CH-4051 Basel
T +41 61 261 09 11
ENTR'EXPO - works on paper
From April 19th till Mai 13th 2017
Will be presenting the following artists:
Mojé Assefjah (DE)
Pepe Cerda (ES)
Lucia Coray (CH)
Claudia Desgranges (DE)
Max Diel (DE)
Rainer Gross (USA)
Tamas Konok (HU)
Khune Klein (CH)
Nelly Rudin (CH)
Cristina Spoerri (CH)
Stephen Antonakos at Documenta - Athenes
On April 8, documenta 14 opens its exhibition in Athens. Extending over the city in more than 40 different public institutions, squares, cinemas, university locations, and libraries, over 160 international artists, including our very own Stephen Antonakos, will show works newly conceived for documenta 14.
More info.
"Imago Mundi - Mediterranean Routes"
JUMP INTO MEDITERRANEAN ROUTES!
Click here to visit the extraordinary Imago Mundi's Exhibition.
Martin Assig in Berlin
MISSING. FRANZ MARC’S THE TOWER OF BLUE HORSES CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN SEARCH OF A LOST MASTERPIECE
Pinakothek der Moderne
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München
09.03.2017 ‐ 05.06.2017
A collaborative project with Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
For more information about the exhibition please click here
Nabil Nahas - Canvas Magazine interview
Nabil Nahas featured in Canvas Magazine
Read the full Interview here.
Fattal, Asfar et Moultaka : deux montagnes et un pont
La soirée annuelle de l'association Amitiés Neuilly-Liban a été marquée cette année au sceau de l'art avec trois artistes libanais mis à l'honneur.
Simone Fattal
Nadim Asfar
Zad Moultaka
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Arts & Démopraxie : une clé pour la transition sociétale et écologique espérée ?
Mashreq to Maghreb
Gilbert Hage's "Here and Now" part of Mashreq to Maghreb ( sunrise to Sunset) at Hellerau - Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden curated by Mia Habis and Omar Rajeh
Opening on February 17th
Check out the entire program.
Fadi Yazigi - Deborah Colton Gallery
Fadi Yazigi
Still Life… Still Alive… Still a Life
Curated by Myriam Jakiche
February 18 through March 25, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Visit the website for more information
Urs Lüthi and Charlotte Mumm at Artothek
Exhibtion "transmission error"
works of Charlotte Mumm and Urs Lüthi at the Artothek.
from 20th January until 18th February
to read more, please click here
Canvas Magazine - Fadi Yazigi
Fadi Yazigi featured in Canvas Magazine -
Volume 13 Issue 1, January/February 2017 | "Let's talk about Syria"
Read the entire article here.
Adrian Schiess at Kunstmuseum Basel
Upcoming Exhibition of Serge Najjar
"A Closer Look at the Ordinary"
06.01 — 25.02.2017
The Artist Serge Najjar will exhibit at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago.
For more info
PIN. BENEFIT AUCTION 2016
Galerie Tanit consigned the work "Soul of the visible" of the artist Serge Najjar.
(LOT 52)
In the Auction Catalog you can find more details about his work:
http://www.pin-freunde.de/de/pin-party/auktion/auktionslose-2016/?artist...
Further information concerning bids by telephone or in writing can be found on the Link below:
http://www.pin-freunde.de/de/pin-party/auktion/
Lüthi at OTTO gallery
Urs Lüthi
Art is the Better Life
solo exhibition
OTTO Gallery
10.12.2016 – 13.03.2017
Curated by: Elena Forin
van Eetvelde at Kunstmuseum Basel
Catharina van Eetvelde
/ILK
solo exhibition
Kunstmuseum Basel
26.11.2016 – 12.03.2017
Curated by: Anita Haldemann
For more info
Read some articles:
Badische Zeitung
Air France Magazine
Basler Zeitung
Fukt Magazine
Pistoletto at the Blenheim Palace
The Blenheim Art Foundation presents Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace, a solo exhibition running from 15th September – 31st December 2016 celebrating the extensive oeuvre of Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto.
David Kramer - Papered Stories
LMAKgallery current echibitions
CERAMICS – A Concept of Function is on view through July 29,
Papered Stories: 14 Artists Dealing with Paper will be on view through July 30
Aiden Simon: My Little Pony will be on view through July 30
Outdoor Voices is on view through September 25.
LMAKgallery will be closed in August and reopen in September.
LOCATION
LMAKgallery - 298 Grand Street - New York, NY 10002
Turtles - An itinerant art installation by Ghassan Zard
1st Station:
Deir el Qamar
8th of July, 2016
From 17h till 19h30
At l'Institut Francais in Deir el Qamar
~ The exhibition will be on view till the 21st of July, 2016
L'institut Francais is open from Monday to Saturday from 9h till 18h.
2nd Station:
Byblos
3rd Station:
Saida
Click here to view the video.
Stephen Waddell - Dark Matter Atlas
June 11 to September 5, 2016
Stephen Waddell will take part in the upcoming exhibition organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and curated by Grant Arnold, Audain Curator of British Columbia Art.
This exhibition will feature a recent body of photographs in which Waddell has departed dramatically from the subject matter of his previous work by focusing on underground caverns in the United States, Canada and Lebanon.
Gilbert Hage - L'origine du monde
Gilbert Hage in AL-Akhbar News - L'origine du monde of gustave courbet, 1866
Works on paper, appeal with the contribution of tap, Curatoriat: Amanda Abi Khalil.
It is a truism that to affirm that, "the origin of the world" by Gustave Courbet, is indicative of the core issues that create their own mechanisms of self-censorship and which allow an essential balance between prohibition and transgression, erotic impulses and social control.
Click here to see it.
ARCANGELO| A SUD DEL MONDO
May 26 - September 9 2016
"TO THE SOUTH OF THE WORLD"
LOCATION
The Progettoarte elm gallery in Milan
The exhibition, curated by Ivan Quaroni and dedicated to Arcangelo, brings together a group of works that cuts across the whole production of the artist from the 80's to the present.
FRANCK CHRISTEN - Opening exhibition
May 26 - July 16 2016
Mysterious looks
On Franck Christen’s series of owl portraits
LOCATION
Michel Rein, Brussels, Belgium
OPENING
Thursday 26 May 2016, 6-9 pm
Simone Fattal at Sharjah Art Foundation
Part of the March Meeting Week 2016, Simone Fattal will open her exhibition at Bait Al Serkal, Arts Area, Building F, SAF Art spaces on March 12, 2016. This exhibition is curated by Hoor AlQasimi - Director of the foundation.
Urs Lüthi - ART IS THE BETTER LIFE
URS LÜTHI ART IS THE BETTER LIFE
19 March - 7 May 2016
OPENING
Friday, 18 March 2016, 6 - 8 pm
ARTIST TALK
with Tobia Bezzola
(Director Museum Folkwang, Essen)
and book presentation & signing with the artist
Friday, 22 April 2016, 7 pm
Randa Mirza's artistic endeavors in 2016
- White Cube....Literally
by Amanda Abi Khalil
collective exhibition at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde - Dubai
18 January - 3 March
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- Photomed festival in Lebanon
at Station - Beirut
19 January - 24 January
More info
- Love and Revenge with Rayess Bek
at Espace Gérard Philipe – Fontenay-sous-bois (Fance)
22 January
More info
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Mojé Assefjah - Museum of Goa
Mojé Assefjah - Museum of Goa
Group Show - Morphology of the Archive
The show will preview on 12th February 2016, and will be on display until May 2016
More info
Martin Assig - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
The Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen will present a selection of St. Paul, drawings by Martin Assig from October 31, 2015 till February 21, 2016.
Tanit in the News
Mojé Assefjah - Graf & Schelble Galerie
2nd March - 8th May 2018
"I Cover The Waterfront" - New Paintings
Mojé Assefjah will be exhibiting her works at Graf & Schelble Galerie in Basel
more infos here
Mojé Assefah at Galleria Doris Ghetta 16.12.17 - 28.02.2018
MEANING GETS UNSTABLE curated by Sabine Gamper Artists: Mojé Assefjah, Viola Bittl, Hadassah Emmerich, Julia Frank, Martina Steckholzer more info
Sadik Kwaish Alfraji and Michelle Stuart at La Biennale Di Venezia
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
"Viva Arte Viva" curated by Christine Macel 13 May 2017 - 26 November 2017
Venice, Italy
SADIK KWAISH ALFRAJI
Pavillon of Iraq: "Archaic"
"Flying over Bagdad" (Detail), 2015, animation film
shown at "A Dream Within a Dream" at Galerie Tanit Munich 2016
MICHELLE STUART
Central exhibition: "Viva Arte Viva", Arsenale
"Flight of Time" (Detail), 2016
more info.
Special Feature
At Benetton's "Imago Mundi" Hall of Charms PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
The traveling exhibition presents 40 of the 150 collections that make up the... Read more...
Booth B5| A sneak peek of our booth at Art Dubai this year!!
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Work by : Youssef abdelke | Simone Fattal | Chafa Ghaddar | Aram Jughian | Samer... Read more...
Cynthia Zaven
Arsenal, 2017
Disassembled upright piano
205 strings, soundboard, 88 hammers, 67 dampers, 56 white keys, 32 black keys,various wooden and metal parts
Ziad... Read more...
"Black and Bleak" an exhibition by Youssef Abdelké at Galerie Tanit - Munich.
November 10, 2016 - January 14, 2017
The band Jisr played during the opening.
Sonja Braas presenting the exhibition "A Survey" featured at the moment at Galerie Tanit - Munich.
360degree video - Move your mouse over the video to see the entire gallery.
LOVE AND REVENGE is a live music and video performance by the musician Wael Koudaih (Rayess Bek) and the video artist Randa Mirza (La Mirza).
It revisits old Arab popular songs and Egyptian... Read more...
Mojé Assefjah in action
A video by Oliver Korac
Photographs of Secret Sites
TEDGlobal 2009 · 17:32 · Filmed Jul 2009
German artist born in Schwelm in 1959. Admirer of Goya and Velazquez. Martin Assig is represented by three of the most prestigious galleries of contemporary art worldwide, such as Tanit in Munich, Volker Diehl in... Read more...