I have just returned from a trip to my mother’s beautiful homeland: Beirut. Of course, no trip would be complete without a visit to a museum or gallery and Lebanon certainly impressed with its stunning Sursock Museum. The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum is a glittering white palace. When the sun is up its spectacular façade […]
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I first learnt about Akram Zaatari at last years Venice Biennial. The lebanese artist’s video installation was one of my favourite pieces of the festival so I was excited when I heard of a London show this year. The show, which is split between two galleries in Mayfair focuses on archival images which seems fitting […]
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When we think of modernism and art we automatically think of New York, Paris and London. Our minds automatically head west to Dada, Surrealism, De Stijl and postimpressionism. Tate Modern is showing us that artists outside of Europe and the Americas were not the only ones creating art with a retrospective from Lebanese artist Saloua […]
Read MoreWhen I think of Beirut I think of my Mum. Although she is of Armenian descent she was born in Beirut and considers herself a Beiruti through and through. After meeting many Lebanese women she certainly has the qualities and mannerisms of one! She knows five languages and what she lacks in height she certainly […]
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