Led by Elsy Hajjar, kids will be guided through creating a shadow sculpture inspired by the work of artist Mac Adams.
Talk
Seta Manoukian: Painting in Levitation
Book Launch and Panel Discussion
In collaboration with Kaph Books and Saradar Collection
Thursday 7 March, 18:30 to 21:00
To mark the launch of Seta Manoukian: Painting in Levitation, join us for a conversation between Seta Manoukian, Gregory Buchakjian, and Kristine Khouri, moderated by Saleh Baraket at 18:30, followed by the book signing at the Sursock Museum Store.
Talk
The Album Series
Parcours de choses, sur la charge des objets et la matière à l’œuvre
Thursday 28 February, 19:00 to 20:30
Clémence Cottard Hachem presents a reading of a photo album produced in Beirut at the end of the 19th century: Jean-Baptiste Charlier-Béziès, Souvenirs d’Orient, circa 1875, TFDC_133.
Film Program
Double Helix: The film essay as form, ruminations around the essay film
In collaboration with the Center for Arts and Humanities at the American University of Beirut
Wednesday 27 February, 19:00 to 21:00
This screening is programmed in conjunction with a film workshop and roundtable discussions at the Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH) at the American University of Beirut (AUB), 27-29 February 2019.
To mark the opening of La Fabrique des Illusions, curators François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali will be in conversation with selected participating artists.
Join curator Yasmine Chemali for a tour of La Fabrique des illusions : Collection Fouad Debbas et commentaires contemporains.
Led by one of the Sursock Museum docents, this tour guides you through the Museum’s current collection display, Ten Stories from the Sursock Museum Collection, giving insights into its history and highlighting key works on display.
Film Program
The Invisible Hands
In collaboration with Beirut Art Residency (BAR)
Wednesday 13 February, 19:00 to 21:00
Join us for a screening of The Invisible Hands, directed by Marina Gioti and Georges Salameh. To mark the occasion, Gioti and Salameh will be in conversation after the screening.
Join us for the Beirut premiere of Spaces of Exception directed by Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny. To mark the occasion, after the screening of the film the filmmakers will be in conversation, moderated by Sari Hanafi.
The Table of Confidence is a one-on-one game with artist Valérie Cachard. Each participant will have an intimate exchange with Cachard through a card game that draws on themes from Gregory Buchakjian’s exhibition Abandoned Dwellings: Display of Systems.