An Article by D. M. (494 words, 3 min. read) Ghada Zoghbi paints with inquiry at the heart of her practice. Her works whisper questions, about memory, belonging, and what lingers in the spaces we leave behind. In her fourth solo exhibition Between Dust and Dawn (Galerie Janine Rubeiz, September 10 – October 10, 2025), she confronts us…

An Article by C.J. (763 words, 4 min. read) Neuroscientists have a great sense of humor: they proved that both beautiful art and ugly art trigger the same brain regions. Yes, your neurons sparkle whether you gaze at the Sistine Chapel or a badly drawn portrait of your aunt. Both stimulate the emotional…

An Article F. K. (826 words, 4 min. read) Pack your parasol, your sketchbook, and your most dramatic hat, for we are going on the longest seaside holiday in history. From Botticelli’s Renaissance goddess to Miró’s playful abstraction, the beach has been a canvas for changing styles, shifting palettes, and centuries of pure leisure.…

An Article by C.J. (826 words, 4 min. read) Walk into any museum’s modern art wing and you will find it. Not the painting, but the person. Arms crossed, eyebrows raised, loudly declaring: “I could have done that.” Usually followed by: “This is not art.” And if they are feeling bold: “They…

An Article by C.J. (832 words, 4 min. read) There is something about August in the Lebanese mountains that feels like a return to what matters. The days move at a gentler pace. The air is clear and scented with pine and ripe fruit. In Bhamdoun, just sixteen kilometers from the city, the…

An Article by D. M. (602 words, 3 min. read) There are events that do not pass. They are scars in the body and in the soul. The August 4 explosion was one collective tragedy. It did not simply shatter glass or scatter stone. It lodged itself in the chest, in the back of the throat, in the…