Thursday 19 April, 19:00 to 20:30
In this talk, artist Marwan Rechmaoui discusses his most recent work, Blazon (2015).
Saturday 14 April, 17:00 to midnight
The Sursock Museum is taking part in La Nuit des Musées, a city-wide event where museums open their doors late into the night. The Museum will be open until midnight.
Thursday 12 April, 19:00 to 20:30
Join us for a conversation between artist Karine Wehbé, Waddah Charara, and Frank Darwiche. The discussion runs in parallel to Karine Wehbé’s exhibition Capturing the Ephemeral, organized by Beirut Art Residency (BAR).
In this workshop, kids will experiment with shadows to learn more about light and photography.
Thursday 5 April, 19:00 to 21:00
To mark the launch of the catalogue for the project I can call this progress to halt, there will be a reading by Jalal Toufic, followed by a screening of works by Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri, Michelle Dizon, and Christine Rebet.
Wednesday 28 March, 19:00 to 20:30
Challat of Tunis is a documentary/mockumentary that revisits the legend surrounding Challat, a moped rider who prowled the streets of Tunis in 2003, razorblade in hand, slashing the buttocks of women.
Friday 23 March, 19:00 to 20:30
Join us for a panel discussion that explores how urbanism can be done sonically, and how this method resonates within Beirut.
Thursday 22 March, 19:00 to 20:30
Lenin's name has disappeared from the topography of Ukraine. What is the meaning of this decommunization? How does it relate to the war in the east of the country? How should we look at Lenin and the history he shaped?
Wednesday 14 March, 19:00 to 20:30
In this talk, Al Kadiri will discuss his ongoing project, The Story of the Rubber Tree, which examines the histories and current state of rubber trees in Beirut.
Join us for a panel discussion that reflects on the changing nature of graphic languages expressing social and political commentary in postwar Beirut, specifically on the practices of drawing and tagging culture.