An Article by D.M. (597 words, 3 min. read) JAH Art Gallery presents, from November 12 to December 12, Just Visions, a solo exhibition by the Iraqi-born artist Sinan Hussein. Living and working between Boston, Istanbul, and Sydney, Hussein brings together more than a decade of paintings and sketches tracing his evolution from 2012 to…

An Article by C.J. (517 words, 3 min. read) At Mark Hachem Gallery, and until November 24, George Merheb presents through his Manifesto of Transmutation, a vision of creation as perpetual motion, a poetic dialogue between drawing, collage, and sculpture. Nothing here remains still; every form evolves, every gesture becomes another. Through this visual metamorphosis, Merheb reflects on…

An Article by M.R. (674 words, 4 min. read) At Agial Art Gallery, from November 6 to December 20, Afaf Zurayk’s A Breath unfolds as a silent hymn to existence. Each canvas rests between inhalation and exhalation, between the appearing and the vanishing. White fields receive the gentlest movement of brush and line, forming what feels less like…

An Article by C.J. (832 words, 4 min. read) In the heart of Gemmayzeh, where art and resilience intertwine, Art on 56th celebrates thirteen luminous years of dedication to contemporary art with a new collective exhibition titled Landscape Conversations. Curated by Noha Wadi Moharram, the gallery’s founder and guiding spirit, this exhibition reflects both…

An Article by Our French Correspondent L.D. (712 words, 4 min. read) Born in September 1864 in the quiet countryside of Arsy in northern France, Séraphine Louis entered the world in modest surroundings. Her mother passed away when Séraphine was only a year old; her father died before she had reached seven. Left…

An Article by D.M. (800 words, 4 min. read) In the age of self-inflicted drama, one cannot help but wonder when exactly did beauty become a crime in Lebanese art. Galleries are nowadays filled with monstrous bodies, twisted faces, and canvases that appear to have been wounded rather than painted. There’s a certain pride in this distortion, as if…