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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Q and A with Ghazi Baker (690 words 4 min.read )
1. Can you reflect on a childhood memory that may have driven you or influenced you to become an artist?
I’ve always been drawn to the act of mark-making — even as a child, I was constantly sketching, inventing characters, creating little…
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…
An Article by A. V. (813 words, 4 min. read)
A Sacred Peak Above the Sea
Perched high above the shimmering bay of Jounieh, with arms open wide to the Mediterranean and to the heart of Lebanon, the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon at Harissa stands not just as a religious icon, but…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
