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Exhibition of Franco-Chinese Print Master Zao Wou-Ki Opens in Hong Kong

This is Beirut, 13/12 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Zao Wou-Ki Hong Kong Painter Exhibition Culture

An exhibition by the Franco-Chinese master printmaker Zao Wou-Ki opened in Hong Kong on Saturday, the first time his work has been on display in Asia. Hong Kong's M+ museum is hosting a collection of more experimental prints by the artist, who is considered a master of the lyrical abstraction movement and whose work regularly fetches vast sums at ...

Bulatov, Pillar of Russian Contemporary Art Scene, Dies at 92

This is Beirut, 10/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Painter Erik Bulatov Obituary Contemporary Art Russia Culture

Erik Bulatov, a pillar of Russia's contemporary art scene known for works mocking Soviet propaganda, has died in Paris at the age of 92, the Russian Academy of Fine Arts told AFP Monday. Bulatov was best known as one of the creators of the Sots Art movement that made use of Soviet slogans and shot him to fame in the final years of the USSR. "One ...

Samir Tabet: A Lifelong Passion for His Craft

Agenda Culturel, 2024-11-04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Artist Painter

Egyptian by origin, Samir Tabet was born in 1923. Fascinated from a young age by visual art, he recalls, “I loved drawing everything I saw around me — objects, the everyday things of life.” However, his family urged him to pursue a scientific education because in those days, “studying art as a man was unacceptable.” He went on to earn a ...

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