An Article by C. N. (509 words, 3 min. read)
On a luminous afternoon of May 31, the Dar Saab cultural space opened its doors and garden gates to welcome nearly two hundred guests for an unforgettable celebration of art, culture, and human spirit. The occasion marked the opening of a major solo exhibition…
Q and A with Ouisam (791 words 4 min.read )
1. At what age did you discover your ability to put your thoughts on paper/canvas and how did this evolve into you becoming an artist?
I was just a little boy of about three when I first picked up a pencil, not to write…
A Collaborative Article by A. V. and J. J. (1118 words, 6 min. read)
“In one kiss, you’ll know all I haven’t said.”
— Pablo Neruda
The Prelude: Two Mouths Walk Into a Bar…
Let us face it: the French kiss is not for the faint of heart. It is not a polite…
An Article by C. N. (1078 words, 6 min. read)
The Home That Follows Us
What happens to a homeland when we leave it behind? Does it vanish in silence, or does it follow us—reshaped by longing, recreated through memory? In Imaginary Homeland, Kevork Mourad answers this question not with certainty, but with poetry.…
Q and A with Charles Khoury (250 words 1 min.read )
1. Who is the one person who influenced your art the most and how so?
Primitive arts and the Lascaux cave frescoes as influences – the art of early humans. Max Beckmann and his strong black lines.
2. If you were to…
An Article by A. V. (718 words, 4 min. read)
The Soul’s Deepest Language
Art has always been more than decoration; it is a mirror of the human soul. And what the soul longs for, above all, is beauty. In a world overwhelmed by conflict, noise, and chaos, art has the rare and sacred…
Q and A with Zeina Nader (741 words 4 min.read )
1. Who is your target audience, given that abstract art is not easily understood by many?
My art speaks to everyone, regardless of age, education, or background. Abstract art can be challenging, but it invites viewers to let go of preconceived ideas…
An Article by A. V. (789 words, 4 min. read)
At Jacaranda in Mar Mikhael, an unlikely poetry emerges. Not from paper. Not from a pen. But from bullets—deformed, discolored, forgotten—found by chance and turned into relics of reflection. Silent Impact: Narratives of Bullets, curated with sensitivity by Randa Sadaka in collaboration with Galerie…
An Article by A. V. (858 words, 5 min. read)
There is an exquisite honesty to systems that fall apart in style. With In Entropy, Ghazi Baker invites us into that exquisite unraveling. We are invited not as spectators of disaster, but as participants in the architecture of disorder. On view in Beirut and…
An Article by D. M. (762 words, 4 min. read)
The Presence of Time Itself
At the opening of his retrospective exhibition “D’hier et d’aujourd’hui” at Cheriff Tabet Gallery, time stood still. Guests gathered not only to witness a collection of paintings, but to experience a moment suspended between history and the present,…
An Article by D. M. (1146 words, 6 min. read)
In 1964, a sharp cry of rebellion broke through Beirut’s seemingly polished art world. It came not from a painter or a critic, but from the brechtian playwright Jalal Khoury—a man of the theater who dared to call out what others only whispered. In…
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…
