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Spotlight: Q and A with Hassan-Behrouz Lavassany

SpotlightJuly 8, 20252KViews 20Likes 0Comments

Q and A with Hassan-Behrouz Lavassany (693 words 4 min. read ) [Honoring the artists responses which were submitted in French we shall include the original responses, in French, below the translated responses] 1. How did you first start to create your beautiful intricate and detailed works? At 14, I was a bit curious…

The Silent Companion, Naja Kerellos and the Spirit of the Crow

Art, Art World, CultureJuly 7, 20253KViews 13Likes 0Comments

An Article by D. M. (771 words, 4 min. read) At the Smallville Hotel, Beirut a new chapter in abstraction takes flight. In a muted yet powerful atmosphere, Naja Kerellos unveils a body of work that signals not only artistic maturity, but also a soulful metamorphosis. Curated by Dr. Tony Karam in collaboration with…

Immersed in Emotion: Lara Zankoul’s “Impressions” at Art District

Art, Art World, CultureJuly 5, 20253KViews 11Likes 0Comments

An Article by C. N. (523 words, 3 min. read) From the moment you enter the Art District - House of Photography in Gemmayzeh, something shifts. The space of the gallery is transformed to liquid light, structure becomes fluid, weightless, like the water that fills Lara Zankoul’s images. Her solo exhibition Impressions, which opened…

“Le Paysan” at Versailles; A Dream Draped in Linen and Memory by Jacquemus

Art, Art World, Culture, FashionJuly 1, 20252KViews 10Likes 0Comments

An Article by Our French Correspondent L.D. (689 words, 4 min. read) I was there, in the gardens of Versailles, where history breathes through marble and foliage, the past met the future under the warm gaze of Simon Porte Jacquemus. The L’Orangerie, once a sanctuary for the château’s fruit trees, transformed into a…

Spotlight: Q and A with Chucrallah Fattouh

SpotlightJune 30, 20252KViews 19Likes 0Comments

Q and A with Chucrallah Fattouh (432 words 2 min. read ) 1. When the world around you turns dark, politically or emotionally, do you retreat into art as refuge, resistance, or rebirth? After every dark moment, a new part of me gets reborn, as if we are shaped by the painful stories we…

Spotlight: Q and A with David Hovan

SpotlightJune 29, 20252KViews 20Likes 0Comments

Q and A with David Hovan (685 words 4 min. read ) 1. Your background in art spans between acting, directing, film making, as well as painting. How do you see that all of these are connected somehow, and does that reflect in your art? Absolutely. For me, they're all manifestations of…

The Quiet Lens of Vivian Maier and the Silent Art of Seeing

Culture, PhotographyJune 27, 20257KViews 11Likes 0Comments

An Article by Our Chicago Correspondant B.A. (630 words, 3 min. read) She lived in shadows, walked through cities like a ghost, and captured beauty without saying a word. Vivian Maier—nanny by profession, street photographer by secret passion—created one of the most extraordinary bodies of photographic work in the 20th century. Yet, she…

“Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén” at the Grand Palais, An Explosion of Color Under Glass

Art, Art World, CultureJune 27, 20252KViews 9Likes 0Comments

An Article by Our French Correspondent L.D. (694 words, 4 min. read) As I stepped into the newly reopened Grand Palais, I felt as though I were entering a sanctuary made of light. The vast glass nave (restored to its full splendor) bathed everything in a gentle, almost holy glow. But there was nothing quiet…

Is It Right to Splash Paint on Art to Save the Planet?

Art, Art World, CultureJune 26, 20253KViews 11Likes 0Comments

An Article by Our London Correspondant F. A. (584 words, 3 min. read) What Has Art Done to Deserve This? In recent years, some climate activists have turned museums into arenas of disruption; splattering paint, throwing soup, and gluing themselves to masterpieces. A recent example occurred at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where…

Spotlight: Q and A with Magali Katra

SpotlightJune 24, 20252KViews 14Likes 0Comments

Q and A with Magali Katra (717 words 4 min. read ) 1. Your figures are incredibly delicate, and very much refined. What draws you to this subtle, precise way of painting the human form? The human form is a language I constantly reinterpret—not in its literal shape, but through how it moves,…

STRATA by Wissam Melhem, The Sculptures That Speak in Layers

ArtJune 21, 20251KViews 2Likes 0Comments

An Article by A.M. (632 words, 4 min. read) Wissam Melhem’s new exhibition STRATA, now showing at Kaf Art Gallery, Achrafieh, opened on June 18, 2025 and feels like stepping into someone’s mind, layer by layer. The show, made up mostly of sculptures, is all about how we build our inner world through…

When Painting as Process and Poetry as Echo, Frédéric Husseini’s Outlook at Rebirth Beirut

ArtJune 21, 20252KViews 4Likes 0Comments

An Article by A.M. (674 words, 4 min. read) Paintings by Frédéric Husseini / Poems by Noël Fattal / Voice by Rita Husseini. Exhibition opened June 20, at Rebirth Beirut. Art does not always begin with answers. Sometimes, it starts with a question, a rhythm, or a silent exchange. In Outlook / Look Out, the…

Spotlight: Q and A with Hassan-Behrouz Lavassany

The Silent Companion, Naja Kerellos and the Spirit of the Crow

Immersed in Emotion: Lara Zankoul’s “Impressions” at Art District

“Le Paysan” at Versailles; A Dream Draped in Linen and Memory by Jacquemus

Spotlight: Q and A with Chucrallah Fattouh

Spotlight: Q and A with David Hovan

The Quiet Lens of Vivian Maier and the Silent Art of Seeing

“Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, Pontus Hultén” at the Grand Palais, An Explosion of Color Under Glass

Is It Right to Splash Paint on Art to Save the Planet?

Spotlight: Q and A with Magali Katra

STRATA by Wissam Melhem, The Sculptures That Speak in Layers

When Painting as Process and Poetry as Echo, Frédéric Husseini’s Outlook at Rebirth Beirut

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