On the occasion of International Archives Day, a special display of archives will be on view in the library, in conjunction with the exhibition Les Mondes de Willy Aractingi.
Artist and filmmaker Ahmad Ghossein will discuss the research and ideas behind his latest exhibition, There Is No Right or Wrong Here, currently on view at Marfa’ Gallery.
Curator Suzy Halajian presents I can call this progress to halt, an ongoing project that considers gestures of protest, unrest, and incendiary exchange as the starting point to a conversation.
In partnership with Beirut Design Week and the MENA Design Research Center
Saturday 20 May 2017, 10:00 to 19:30
This interdisciplinary conference brings together academics and practitioners to share knowledge on how critical theory encourages social change by challenging assumptions about the status quo.
The Photographic Legacy of the Middle East and North Africa: Priorities for Sustainability
In partnership with MEPPI
Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 May 2017, 9:00 to 17:00
To mark the completion of the last series of workshops, The Middle East Photograph Preservation Initiative (MEPPI) is organizing a symposium to consider the future direction and sustainability of photographic preservation in the Middle East and North Africa.
FABRIK participating artist Tobias Zielony will speak about his exhibited series The Citizen (2015), a collaboration with refugee activists in Germany, African writers, newspapers, and magazines.