This documentary recounts the forgotten history of the Vincennes Experimental University Center, born in the forest of Vincennes after the events of May ‘68 and demolished in the summer of 1980.
Talk
May '68 and Solidarity with Palestine in France
With Claude Lazar, Serge Le Péron, and Guy Chapouillié
With the support of the Institut Français du Liban
Friday 27 July, 19:00 to 21:00
This panel discussion will revisit this moment of international solidarity, and its significance for politically radicalized artists, students, and militants during May '68 and the decade that ensued.
Join curators Kristine Khouri and Rasha Salti for a tour of Past Disquiet, exploring the main themes and ideas behind the exhibition.
Special Events
Mohtadi El Hajj: A night with a pianist
In collaboration with Mozart Chahine
Thursday 19 July, 19:00 to 20:30
Join us for a performance by pianist Mohtadi El Hajj. He will be performing works by Bach, Schubert, Chopin, and Liszt.
Family Program
Family Tour: Eight Stories from the Sursock Museum Collection
Sunday 5 August, 11:00 to 12:00
This fun and interactive family tour explores the new collection display through stories, shapes, and colors.
To mark the opening of Fleeting Exits, participating artist Lindsay Seers will be in conversation with exhibition curator Marwan T. Assaf about the themes and processes behind her work.
In this workshop, kids will experiment with clay, paint, and printmaking.
This talk considers how weavers and designers in Lebanon negotiated the terms of collaboration and creation across lines of gender, class, and nationality, as well as explores the relationship of the fiber medium to the concept of “craft.”
Talk
Futurism to Abstraction: Italian Art from 1909 to 2018
Organized by the Dante Alighieri Society and the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut
Saturday 30 June, 16:00 to 17:30
Join us for a talk on the pioneers of modern art beginning with the Belle Époque to today as presented by historian and art critic Alessandro Masi.
Talk
Classic Reloaded: Enzo Cucchi and Remo Salvadori in conversation with Bartolomeo Pietromarchi
Friday 29 June, 19:00 to 20:30
To mark the opening of the exhibition Classic Reloaded. Mediterranea at Villa Audi, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, artists Enzo Cucchi and Remo Salvadori will be in conversation with the curator to delve into the central themes that animate Italy’s current artistic debates.