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Elie Rizkallah Explores Architectural Memory Through Reminiscence

Marie-Christine Tayah, 20/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Through this exhibition, Elie Rizkallah offers an artistic reinterpretation of 1960s Lebanese architecture. Now based in Paris, the artist draws inspiration from the streets of Beirut, where each building tells a story—a narrative woven between memory and disappearance. He shares his thoughts with This Is Beirut. The idea for this exhibition ...

Rubens or Replica? Controversy Over 'Samson and Delilah' Rekindled

This is Beirut, 08/03 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaudy colors, messy brushwork, even a set of missing toes—the debate about the authenticity of Rubens’s Samson and Delilah will be reignited next week with the release of a book alleging that the painting hanging in London’s National Gallery is actually a copy. The work by the 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens was purchased by ...

Schiaparelli and Dalí: An Eternal Alliance of Art and Surrealism

Marie-Christine Tayah, 09/02 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This year’s haute couture week in Paris opened with Elsa Schiaparelli’s Icare collection, a tribute to the past, brimming with crinolines and corsets. Inspired by ribbons from the 1920s and 1930s, American designer Daniel Roseberry expressed his "desire to travel through time and craft silhouettes that echo the haute couture of the past," as ...

London’s National Gallery Hosts 'Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers'

This is Beirut, 10/01 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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London's National Gallery has announced an unprecedented decision to extend its hours and remain open all night on January 17, accommodating the immense demand for its celebrated exhibition, Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers. This blockbuster showcase has already attracted more than 280,000 visitors, making it the gallery's third most successful paid ...

Magritte and the Poetic Enigma of 'The Empire of Light'

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2024-11-26 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Empire of Light by René Magritte undoubtedly ranks among the most fascinating pictorial series of the 20th century. An emblem of the singular artistic approach of the Belgian surrealist master, it embodies his relentless quest to challenge our certainties about reality and its representation. Created over three decades, from 1940 to 1960, the ...

Caravaggio's Rare Portrait of Pope Urban VIII Unveiled in Rome

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A rare and previously unseen painting by the Italian master Caravaggio is being displayed to the public for the first time in Rome. The Portrait of Maffeo Barberini, which depicts the future Pope Urban VIII, will be part of a new exhibition running from November 23 to February 23 at the Barberini Palace. The portrait, part of a private collection, ...

René Magritte’s 'L'empire des lumières' Breaks $121 Million Auction Record

Madeleine Cadoux, 2024-11-21 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

New York Magritte Painting Auction

René Magritte’s Empire of Light has set a world auction record for the Belgian surrealist artist, selling for $121.16 million at Christie’s in New York on Tuesday. This record-breaking sale highlights the resilience of the high-end art market. Created in 1954, the painting had been estimated at $95 million, surpassing Magritte’s previous ...

Zeina Nader’s Abstract Art Shines Once Again in Italy

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2024-11-14 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Zeina Nader is a true force of nature. Her unwavering passion for art drives her to overcome all obstacles, even as her country is shaken by conflict. Despite uncertain security conditions, the painter continues to proudly represent Lebanese art on the international scene, exhibiting her works in Italy. A globetrotter at heart, well-established ...

Laurent Schwarz, Three Years Old, the New Painting Prodigy

This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Laurent Schwarz, only three, has quickly risen to fame on Instagram and within the art world, despite still being in diapers. Some media outlets have already dubbed him the "mini-Picasso." In a corner of their family home in Neubeuern, Bavaria, his parents have set up a small studio where this young German talent paints large abstract and ...

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