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On Thursday, October 2, the Nomad Utopia gallery in Gemmayzeh will host the opening of “Timeless Dimensions” by the Lebanese artist and art historian Gaby Maamary. A plunge into a body of work where painting, photography and restoration intersect, between memory and creation.

Artist, art historian and restorer, Gaby Maamary has been teaching since 1990 and has led major conservation projects, from the Roman necropolis of Tyre (with the University of Nara) to scientific advising with the National Museum of Beirut, via his participation in the European program InfrArtSonic. A specialist in Renaissance techniques and pigment extraction, he founded Art Nub Beirut/Art Nub Lebanon, as well as the Beirut Fine Art Heritage Rescue Initiative. As an author and critic, he published L’Esprit artistique (2011). In the studio as in writing, his practice articulates technical heritage and contemporary language. He is a recognized expert in the conservation and authentication of works. He notably specializes in the restoration of icons and 14^th-century paintings, and contributed to major heritage projects, including the safeguarding of the artistic heritage after the explosion of the port of Beirut.

But beyond the role of guardian of the past, Maamary asserts his artistic voice. His work navigates between painting, watercolor, oil and photography, enriched by his experiences as a restorer: ancient techniques, research on materials, rigor of gestures. This erudite approach combines with an almost philosophical curiosity for the act of creation.

Between Memory and Experimentation

In “Timeless Dimensions,” the artist becomes an observer of nature and an explorer of the sensitive. His canvases, often nourished by his own pigments and convey a tension between figuration and expressionism, where landscapes and colors dissolve into emotions. His photographic self-portraits question the intimate relationship between the artist and his subject, revealing an introspective approach. His work as a restorer gives damaged canvases life again. Similarly, Maamary seeks in this exhibition to “restore meaning,” to enable art to carry messages where they are most needed.

An Awaited Rendezvous in Beirut

The exhibition will be held from October 2 to 11, 2025, at the Nomad Utopia gallery, in the heart of Gemmayzeh. The opening, scheduled for Thursday, October 2 at 6 PM, will bring together art lovers, critics and enthusiasts around a path that connects heritage and modernity, visible and invisible, memory and vision.
In Gemmayzeh, Gaby Maamary does not only restore works, he repairs our gaze. Between ancient pigments and contemporary visions, he reminds us that to create is also to save the memory of the visible.