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Viva la Vida & The Snail: Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse’s Final Ode to Life

Art, CultureMay 19, 20252KViews 5Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (595 words, 3 min. read) A Garden Beyond The Pain Confined by illness but liberated by color, Kahlo and Matisse transcended suffering in their final works leaving behind not pain, but joy. There is something humbling—almost miraculous—about the way some artists choose to say goodbye. When bodies are frail…

A Soft Uprising: Layla Dagher’s Unexpected Dialogue

Art, Art WorldMay 18, 20253KViews 4Likes 0Comments

An Article by D. M. (764 words, 4 min. read) A New Language of Painting There is a quiet resistance in the work of Layla Dagher, one that speaks not with shouts but with layered whispers, stitched memories, and the subtle rupture of silence. Her latest solo exhibition, Unexpected Dialogue, which opened on May…

We Thirst for Creativity: Yet Another Faceless Exhibition

Art, Art World, CultureMay 17, 20252KViews 7Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (945 words, 5 min. read) Ever since humans started etching on the walls of caves, there has been depictions of human figures, faceless, and in different shapes and forms, where the situation rather than the individual was emphasized and was intended to depict a scene or to paint a…

Flowers: Zeina Nader’s Spring from Within

Art, Art WorldMay 16, 20254KViews 8Likes 0Comments

An Article by D. M. (797 words, 4 min. read) It is not often that one finds oneself turning to nature for answers. The gloomy skies of winter gradually clear up with the arrival of each spring which brings with it its blooming flowers, promising life, in all its glory, painting a palette of…

The Final Flame of Romanticism: Three artists, three visions, and one poignant farewell

Art, Art WorldMay 15, 20253KViews 8Likes 0Comments

An Article by D. M. (688 words, 4 min. read) At the heart of Beirut, beneath the warm light of the Janine Rubeiz Gallery, three artists reunite a decade after their first collaboration to mark a moment that feels both like an end and a beginning. Gregory Buchakjian, François Sargologo, and Hanibal Srouji come…

The House That Art Built: A Tribute to Abdel Hamid Baalbaki

ArtMay 15, 20252KViews 4Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (898 words, 5 min. read) The Sursock Museum opens its doors to a stirring tribute: a retrospective dedicated to the late Abdel Hamid Baalbaki (1940–2013), a painter whose art carried the soul of South Lebanon, the heartbreak of war, and the persistence of memory. This exhibition is a reconstruction…

Among the Ghosts of Light: A Visit to Francesca Woodman at the Albertina

Art, Art World, CultureMay 14, 20252KViews 7Likes 0Comments

An Article by D. M. (919 words, 5 min. read) It is quiet in the Albertina Museum, yet it hums with the invisible presence of someone who left too soon. I walk through rooms dimly lit, filled with fragile black and white images, each square frame a breath, a whisper, a question. The exhibition…

David Hockney in Paris: A Personal Journey Through Color and Time

Art, Art WorldMay 14, 20251KViews 2Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (522 words, 3 min. read) Paris in springtime is a cliché, they say. But clichés exist for a reason. The city blooms with a certain magic, a lightness in the air that makes even the most jaded hearts flutter. It was under this spell that I…

Echoes of Summer: A Soul Reflected in Light Rosy Daniel at Rebirth Beirut | May 8–16, 2025

ArtMay 9, 20252KViews 9Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (610 words, 3 min. read) In the heart of Gemmayze, within the luminous space of Rebirth Beirut on Gouraud Street, the walls turned into windows—offering us fleeting views into a memory, a mood, a moment suspended in time. Echoes of Summer, the latest solo exhibition by Lebanese contemporary…

Raouf Rifai: The Abstraction of the Darwich – A Soul in Color

Art, Art WorldMay 9, 20252KViews 4Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (643 words, 3 min. read) Where Color Breathes Memory At Nadine Fayad Art Gallery In the quiet, resonant space of Nadine Fayad Art Gallery, something indescribable unfolds. The Darwich has returned — but this time, he is no longer merely a character. He is a soul, a vibration, a living memory of…

Fresh Perspectives: Opera Gallery Dubai | May 7 – 31, 2025

Art, Art WorldMay 7, 20251KViews 1Like 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (901 words, 5 min. read) Six Artists. Six Voices. One Shared Pulse. Each artist in this show offers a singular vision — yet together, their works pulse with shared urgency, interiority, and a return to painting as a deeply human act. These are artists who paint with memory, intuition,…

“Flourish”, Maha Abou Chacra’s Childlike Worlds at Multaqa Beirut

ArtMay 4, 20252KViews 3Likes 0Comments

An Article by A. V. (671 words, 4 min. read) In the vibrant heart of Hamra, at Multaqa Al Saffir, a very special exhibition opened its doors on April 23: Flourish, a celebration of life, innocence, and emotional truth through the eyes and hands of visual artist Maha Abou Chacra. Curated by Dr. Tony Karam, who…

Viva la Vida & The Snail: Frida Kahlo and Henri Matisse’s Final Ode to Life

A Soft Uprising: Layla Dagher’s Unexpected Dialogue

We Thirst for Creativity: Yet Another Faceless Exhibition

Flowers: Zeina Nader’s Spring from Within

The Final Flame of Romanticism: Three artists, three visions, and one poignant farewell

The House That Art Built: A Tribute to Abdel Hamid Baalbaki

Among the Ghosts of Light: A Visit to Francesca Woodman at the Albertina

David Hockney in Paris: A Personal Journey Through Color and Time

Echoes of Summer: A Soul Reflected in Light Rosy Daniel at Rebirth Beirut | May 8–16, 2025

Raouf Rifai: The Abstraction of the Darwich – A Soul in Color

Fresh Perspectives: Opera Gallery Dubai | May 7 – 31, 2025

“Flourish”, Maha Abou Chacra’s Childlike Worlds at Multaqa Beirut

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