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Photography Biennale

2009-10-14T19:25:01Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-09-28 12:00:00 EEST
Duration: 25200
Where: The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space Photographs by Balthasar Burkhard September 28 through October 31, 2009 Open Mon - Fri 12 to 7 PM saturdays 2pm-5pm and/or by appointment. Sleep Comfort Depot, Medawar District, Beirut, Lebanon tel: 01.562778 mobile: 03.710.225 info@therunninghorseart.com therunninghorseart.com

H. Madi - Sculptures

2009-10-14T19:09:13Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-10-09 11:00:00 EEST
Duration: 32400
Where: Aida Cherfan Fine Art Gallery
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Book Signature: "Madi Sculptures 1969 - 2009" October 9 - October 30 2009 Aida Cherfan Fine Art Gallery Place de l'Etoile 62, Hussein el Ahdab Street Sector Najmeh 11 Beirut Central District Tel: +961 1 983111 / 983222 Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 11AM to 8PM http://www.aidacherfan.com/

Film Screening: Around America II

2009-10-14T16:34:12Z

When: Wed Oct 28, 2009 8pm to 9pm EET

Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Around America II Punishment Park by Peter Watkins Film Screening Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 8 pm Entrance: 3 000 LL Punishment Park 1970, 90 min, color, English with French subtitles For more information http://beirutartcenter.org/parallel-events.php?exhibid=73&statusid=2

Video Screening: Around America I

2009-10-14T16:33:14Z

When: Wed Oct 21, 2009 8pm to 9pm EEST

Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Around America I Bill Viola (selected works) Video Screening Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 8 pm Entrance: 3 000 LL THE REFLECTING POOL 1977-79, 7 min, color, sound CHOTT EL-DJERID (A PORTRAIT IN LIGHT AND HEAT) 1979, 28 min, color, sound THE PASSING 1991, 54:13 min, b&w, sound For more information; http://beirutartcenter.org/parallel-events.php?exhibid=72&statusid=2

Exhibition: AMERICA

2009-10-14T16:22:45Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-10-20 12:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Beiru Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Beirut Art Center has the pleasure to invite you to the opening of the exhibition AMERICA with: Naji Al-Ali . Ayreen Anastas and René Gabri . Ziad Antar . Joseph Beuys . Wafaa Bilal . William Eggleston. Mounir Fatmi . Jenny Holzer . An-My Lê . Matt McCormick . Julia Meltzer and David Thorne . Melik Ohanian . Catherine Opie . Greta Pratt . Martha Rosler . Kara Walker Opening of the exhibition: Tuesday October 20, from 6pm to 9pm The exhibition is on view until January 16, 2010 with the support of: Heinrich Böll Foundation Ford Foundation For more information: http://beirutartcenter.org/exhibitions.php?exhibid=71&statusid=1

Beirut Street Festival

2009-10-11T11:32:42Z

When: Fri Sep 25, 2009 to Sun Oct 25, 2009

Where: Beirut Lebanon
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: BEIRUT STREET FESTIVAL - PROGRAM 25 SEPTEMBER – 25 OCTOBER 2009 - “CHAIN SAW ENGRAVINGS” By Roland Cros – France 25 -26-27 September, Verdun Street, 4:30 till 6 pm - “ RICKSHAW “ By Dansk Rakkerpak – Danemark Friday 2 October, Hamra Street, Fransabank center, 5:30 pm Saturday 3 October, Ain el Mreisseh, 5:30 pm - "3 DAYS ON THE BEACH" By Chrystele Khodr – Lebanon Sundays 4 – 11 – 18 October, facing Raouche Rock, 5 pm - « PASSAGE DESEMBOITE » Des Apostrophes – France Wednesday 7 October, Hamra Street, 3 pm & 5 :30 pm - “ EN VIE…EN VILLE “ De Da Motus – Suisse Thursday 8 and Friday 9 October, Hamra Street, 5 pm - “THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS II” By Nahed Mansour – Lebanon Saturday 10 October, Ain el Mreisseh, 5 pm - “CRAZY HORSE AND MONKEY” By U Did It – France Monday 12 October, Hamra Street, 5 pm Tuesday 13 October, Bliss Street, 5 pm - “EMPOWER STATION “ By Arena Baubo, Sweden Wednesday 14 October, Hamra Street, 5 pm Thursday 15 October, Downtown Beirut, 5 pm Friday 16 October, Ain el Mreisseh, 5 pm - “ THE NEED JUSTIFIES THE END “ De Ghassan Ghazal – Liban Saturday 17 October, Hamra Street, 4 pm - “GREEN MONSTER “ By Marta Pisco – Holland Monday 19 October, Hamra Street, 5 pm Tuesday 20 October, Downtown Beirut, 5 pm Wednesday 21 October, Ain el Mreisseh, 5 pm - “LOST IN THE CITY “ Movie projection by Hassan Choubassi – Lebanon Wednesday 21& Thursday 22 October, Hamra Street, 8:30 pm - “How to Fall in Love with Books?” Lebanon Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 October, Ain El Mreisseh, 5 pm * Please note that changes might occur to the program. For more info about the Beirut Street Festival, please contact us: Tel: +961 3 614 355 – 810 688 E-mail: rkobeissi@terra.net.lb Workshops: Workshop 1 Slapstick and Physical Comedy workshop By Dansk Rakkerpak from Denmark Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Time: 6 - 9 pm Place: Zico House Language: English Workshop 2 Dance Improvisation Group from France By Amélie Gaulier & Céline Larrère Date: Mercredi, 14 Octobre, 2009 Horaire: 18h – 21h Lieu: Zico House Langues: Français Workshop 3 De Da Motus Date: Samedi, 10 Octobre, 2009 Horaire: 10h – 13h Lieu: Zico House Langues: Anglais The 3 workshops are for FREE. Places are limited. For reservations or clarifications, contact us on 70904742 – email: assil.ayyash@gmail.com FaceBook Event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=136224909786&ref=ts

"Free Reign: Blank To Basics"

2009-08-03T16:15:49Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-07-20 10:30:00 EEST
Duration: 27000
Where: The Running Horse
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: "Free Reign: Blank To Basics" Free Interpretations on a 100x70 cm white paper July 20 to August 15, 2009 Time: Mon-Sat 10:30am till 6:00pm Free Reign : Blank To Basics is a drawing and illustration challenge that aims to investigate the approach of "the sketch" with a specific outlook on its very nature: raw thoughts and pure paper. This exploration of medium will allow the void of the empty page to come to life, by restoring the primal nature of drawing. Works by Omran Kayssi painter Charles Khoury painter Lena Merhej animator / illustrator Jean-Marc Nahas painter, courtesy of Espace Kettaneh-Kunigk SISKA filmmaker / graffiti artist Alfred Tarazi graphic designer / illustrator The Running Horse Contemporary Art Space Open Mon - Sat 10:30 am to 6:00 pm Sleep Comfort Depot, Medawar District, Beirut, Lebanon 03.710.225 info@therunninghorseart.com

Exhibition: "Rule of Three"

2009-08-03T16:03:15Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-08-24 10:30:00 EEST
Duration: 27000
Where: The Running Horse
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: "Rule of Three" Photographs by Youmna Habbouche August 24 through September 19, 2009 10:30am till 6:00pm Location: The Running Horse – Contemporary Art Space, Sleep Comfort Depot, Medawar District, Beirut Info: http://therunninghorseart.com "Rule of three" consists of Youmna Habbouche series of triptychs, illustrating various details of the daily life of the artist and her relationship to her surroundings. The use of the triptych format create unexpected alliances, both in terms of themes, and in terms of colors, textures, and the spatial arrangement of the different elements photographed." - Ziad Nawfal, curator Youmna Habbouche est née au Liban en 1982. Ayant poursuivi ses études supérieures à l’Université Notre-Dame, elle est diplômée en Arts Graphiques depuis 2003. Au cours de ses années de formation, Youmna s’est graduellement immergée dans le domaine de la photographie, grâce aux cours facultatifs qu’elle choisissait. Aussi, une fois obtenu son diplôme en Arts Graphiques, elle a décidé de s’investir davantage dans cette discipline, consacrant le plus clair de son temps à prendre des photos. Youmna compte à son actif plusieurs expositions et projets. Règle de trois (Par Ziad Nawfal, curateur) L’exposition de Youmna Habbouche consiste en des séries de triptyques de différentes tailles, illustrant divers détails de la vie quotidienne de l’artiste, et de sa relation avec le monde qui l’entoure. Les sujets traités varient entre scènes de vie libanaises (ou autres lieux), paysages naturels, paysages urbains, portraits, manifestations populaires, et autres… Le regard de Youmna se fait tantôt subjectif et impliqué, tantôt objectif et détaché. On décèle dans l’œil photographique de l’artiste une réelle et remarquable capacité à traduire les sentiments fugaces et impressions volatiles ressenties devant ses différents sujets. Le recours au format du triptyque permet à Youmna de trouver des alliances inattendues, tant au niveau des thèmes traités, qu’à celui des couleurs, des textures, et de la disposition spatiale des différents sujets photographiés. Elle arrive ainsi à joindre des éléments disparates, dont la connexion n’est pas évidente au premier abord, mais qui finissent par devenir un ensemble dense et harmonieux. 03.710.225 info@therunninghorseart.com

Exhibition: Samir Sayegh

2009-08-03T15:33:57Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-10-24 10:00:00 EEST
Duration: 10800
Where: Agial Art Gallery
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: After six years of absence, Master calligrapher Samir Sayegh comes back to the art scene with a series of paintings in acrylic on canvas reinterpreting the Arabic letters in a very avant-garde minimalist and contemporary style, in his continuous pursuit to transcend the aesthetics of Arabic calligraphy into universal forms and signs, beyond the formal boundaries of content and meaning. A pictorial delight beyond words! Dates: (October 22, 2009 – November 22, 2009) Venue: Agial Art Gallery- 63, Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. Showing Times: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am- 1pm Location: (Beirut, Lebanon) * Telephone: +961 1 345213 * Website : www.agialart.com * Email : agial@cyberia.net.lb

Exhibition: Samir Sayegh

2009-08-03T15:33:04Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-10-22 10:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Agial Art Gallery
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: After six years of absence, Master calligrapher Samir Sayegh comes back to the art scene with a series of paintings in acrylic on canvas reinterpreting the Arabic letters in a very avant-garde minimalist and contemporary style, in his continuous pursuit to transcend the aesthetics of Arabic calligraphy into universal forms and signs, beyond the formal boundaries of content and meaning. A pictorial delight beyond words! Dates: (October 22, 2009 – November 22, 2009) Venue: Agial Art Gallery- 63, Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. Showing Times: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am- 1pm Location: (Beirut, Lebanon) * Telephone: +961 1 345213 * Website : www.agialart.com * Email : agial@cyberia.net.lb

Exhibition: ‘La Piscine’ - Daniele Genadry

2009-08-03T15:27:51Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-09-26 10:00:00 EEST
Duration: 10800
Where: Agial Art Gallery
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: After finishing her master studies at Slade University in London, Daniele Genadry comes back to Agial Art Gallery with an exhibition-homage to Beirut titled “La Piscine”. Inspired from old and recent photographs, her new paintings and silk-screens reinterpret her vision of Beirut and the Mediterranean in a contemporary minimalist approach, abstracted and full of vivid colours. A video by the artist will also be released for the occasion. Location: (Beirut, Lebanon) Dates: (September 24, 2009 – October 17, 2009) Venue: Agial Art Gallery- 63, Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. Telephone: +961 1 345213 Website : www.agialart.com Email : agial@cyberia.net.lb Showing Times: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am- 1pm

Exhibition: ‘La Piscine’ - Daniele Genadry

2009-08-03T15:26:12Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-09-24 10:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Agial Art Gallery
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: After finishing her master studies at Slade University in London, Daniele Genadry comes back to Agial Art Gallery with an exhibition-homage to Beirut titled “La Piscine”. Inspired from old and recent photographs, her new paintings and silk-screens reinterpret her vision of Beirut and the Mediterranean in a contemporary minimalist approach, abstracted and full of vivid colours. A video by the artist will also be released for the occasion. Location: (Beirut, Lebanon) Dates: (September 24, 2009 – October 17, 2009) Venue: Agial Art Gallery- 63, Abdel Aziz Street, Hamra, Beirut, Lebanon. daniele-genadry Telephone: +961 1 345213 Website : www.agialart.com Email : agial@cyberia.net.lb Showing Times: Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am- 1pm

Horror is Universal (The End)

2009-08-03T12:54:00Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-08-05 20:00:00 EEST
Duration: 7200
Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: A Video and Music Performance by Raed Yassin Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 8 pm Thursday August 6, 2009 at 8 pm Entrance: 15 000 LL Location: Beirut Art Center - Jisr El Wati - Off Corniche an Nahr. Building 13, Street 97, Zone 66 Adlieh. Beirut, Lebanon. Horror is Universal (The End) is Raed Yassin’s latest multimedia saga involving the deconstruction of Arab popular culture. For the last five years Yassin has been undergoing a lifetime project of audio and visual sampling of TV, radio, pop songs, feature and documentary films. His previous projects include Ya Habibi Ta’ala (focusing on Tarab), Meeting the President and other pieces for Praed (his duo with Paed Conca), or the installation work The Best of Sammy Clark. This new piece, in its live version, is a milestone in his evolving work. Although composed, it requires his presence and energy for the multiple layers of information to blend in. Soundwise, a combination of turntables and electronics, microphone for singing, a collection of vintage hard to find LPs of popular Arabic music. He does not merely mix the sounds, he performs them, twisting every sample with a style that has become his own. On the screen, a video mixture of extracts from Egyptian films, reshaped and rearranged, abstracted, recurring such as musical elements to create a loose progression towards a final point. With Horror is Universal (The End), Raed Yassin sets a very high standard for all those interested in the “plunder” approach to all the mass media that have shaped our youth. http://lebrecord.com/?p=1305

Exhibition: Relationships: Sketches in/and Color

2009-07-29T13:42:47Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-08-19 16:00:00 EEST
Duration: 14400
Where: Zico House
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Relationships: Sketches in/and Color Maroun Kassab will be exhibiting some of his latest work at Zico House in Sanayeh, Beirut, from August 19th till August 25th, 2009. The exhibition consists of experimental work in Ink/Pencil and color from Gouaches to Watercolors to even highlighters. Zico House is open from 4pm till 8pm daily except for Sunday. "This series is a catalyst for future work. It's experimental, and it's somewhat a study of relationships, both on a human level, and on an artistic level. There are certain relationships that are mirrored in different compositions, and these relationships speak to us. The series is intended not to be representational so that it can pass beyond our usual concepts of what is common, and open up a space for contemplation." The opening will be on August 19 at 6:00pm at Zico House. Details below: Zico House 174 Spears Street, Sanayeh, Beirut, Lebanon Phone: 03-614355 email: mk((at))lebrecord((dot))com Check Post: http://lebrecord.com/?p=1274

Musical Play: Grease

2009-07-14T20:28:41Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-07-14 20:30:00 EEST
Duration: 9000
Where: Byblos Marina
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Grease! Grease is playing on at the Byblos international festival. Tuesday July 14 till Saturday July 18, 2009 at 8:30 pm For more information check the festival website: http://www.byblosfestival.org/Grease.html

Screening Akram Zaatari Part 3

2009-07-13T18:48:52Z

When: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8pm to 9pm EEST

Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Wednesday August 26, 2009 at 8pm Entrance: 3 000 LL About the event Within the framework of the exhibition “Earth of Endless Secrets”, Beirut Art Center has programed screenings of Akram Zaatari’s video work. Video in Five Movements (video fi khams harakat) 2006. 9’. Silent In the 1950s and 1960s, Hashem el-Madani, a studio photographer from Saida, discovered the pleasure of shooting Super-8 film. He asked his subjects to shake hands, walk toward the camera and ascend or descend stairs. The video is an assemblage of Madani’s footage, a time capsule and a tribute to the art of moving pictures. Reflection (nour) 1995. 10’. Without dialogue In this video about illumination and friendship, a boy discovers how to manipulate light with a mirror (an integral part of a camera) and introduces the idea of making images into the rituals of daily life among children living in the old city of Saida, Zaatari’s hometown in South Lebanon. Wassat Bayrout (With Rachad el-Jisr) 1992. 10’. Silent A group of young boys play choreographed war games amid the architecture of Downtown Beirut in the aftermath of Lebanon’s civil war. While the boys shoot each other with toy guns, the camera lingers on the areas inhabitants, most of whom were displaced by fighting in South Lebanon and are about to be displaced once more. Her + Him Van Leo (Hia wa houa Van Leo) 2001. 32’. Arabic, English & French, subtitled in English A nude portrait of a grandmother provides the pretext for visiting the Armenian-Egyptian photographer Van Leo. The resulting documentary portrays a craftsman who was one of the few studio photographers of his time to consider himself an artist, too. The work seeks to critically consider photography from the 1940s and 1950s without resorting to nostalgia. It creates a dialogue between traditional studio portraiture and experimental video, traces shifts in artistic practice and terminology, and evokes the social, urban and political transformations that took place over a half-century of Egyptian history. The synopsises are written by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie

- Bahrouna - Exhibition

2009-07-13T19:16:05Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-07-01 10:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Galerie Janine Rubeiz
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Nadine Majdalani Begdache a le plaisir de vous inviter au vernissage de l’exposition - Bahrouna - Exposition du 1er Juillet au 23 Juillet 2009 Horaire de la galerie: Mardi à Vendredi: 10h jusqu'à 18h Samedi: 10h jusqu'à 14h Dimanche et Lundi: Fermée http://www.galeriejaninerubeiz.com/pages/index1.htm

Prisoner of War: Bernard Khoury

2009-07-13T19:03:50Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-07-22 12:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: July 23.09 - October 3.09 Opening reception: Wednesday July 22, from 7pm to 10pm About the exhibition Prisoner Of War gathers a body of works that systematically aestheticize the war. The exhibited work appropriates the most iconographic, or widely known, artworks from renowned contemporary Lebanese and Arab artists in fabulated visual constructions. The project aims to question and challenge this new generation's unyielding contextual practices in tackling issues of war, identity and memory, and attempts to further highlight an inability to operate or exist outside these aesthetic parameters. Artists are seemingly condemned to remain classified - within the Western laboratory conducted by curators and institutions - as Arab, Middle Eastern or regional artists. The Prisoner Of War becomes a prisoner of this fabricated context. Biography BERNARD KHOURY Bernard Khoury studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design (B.F.A 1990 / B.Arch 1991). He received a Masters in Architectural Studies from Harvard University (M.Arch 1993). In 2001, he was awarded the honorable mention of the Borromini prize given to architects under 40 years of age by the municipality of Rome. In 2004, he was awarded the Architecture + Award. He was a visiting professor at the Ecole polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and has lectured and exhibited his work in prestigious academic institutions in Europe and the U.S including a solo show of his work given by the International Forum for Contemporary Architecture at the Aedes gallery in Berlin (2003). His work has been extensively published by the professional press. Khoury started an independent practice in 1993. Over the past 16 years, his office has developed an international reputation and a significant diverse portfolio of projects both locally and abroad. Opening Hours From Monday to Saturday 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Earth of Endless Secrets Writing for a Posterior Time Akram Zaatari

2009-07-13T18:53:53Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2009-07-23 12:00:00 EEST
Duration: 28800
Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: July 23.09 - October 3.09 Opening reception: Wednesday July 22, from 7pm to 10pm About the exhibition Beirut Art Center is organizing a major solo exhibition of the work of Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari in collaboration with Sfeir-Semler Gallery (Beirut). The exhibition is divided into two parts that are being shown simultaneously at Sfeir-Semler Gallery and Beirut Art Center. At Beirut Art Center, Zaatari will present work that is based on the letters and photographs of a former Lebanese prisoner in Israel named Nabih Awada. Born in Aytaroun, Lebanon, in 1972, Nabih Awada joined the Lebanese resistance as a member of the Communist Party in 1986, and took part in several military operations against the Israeli army in Southern Lebanon before he was captured in September 1988. He was taken to a prison in Israel but could not be sentenced until two years later, when he turned eighteen. Nabih spent most of his sentence in Askalan Prison and was released in 1998. Zaatari’s installation at Beirut Art Center includes the works Neruda’s Garden, a set of photographs of documents, and Untold, an installation of photographs and videos. Neruda’s Garden 15 photographs. Various sizes. While still in Askalan Prison, Nabih Awada’s communication with his family was restricted to letters, a few photographs, audiotapes, and one short video. Awada’s letters were written with an extremely positive tone, through which he tried to assure his family and friends that he was in good health, and that he was strong. Letters were signed with his nickname Neruda, and were often decorated with colorful flowers and with loving expressions. This work focuses on the difficulty of communicating situations of long isolation; in other terms, it focuses on all that Awada’s letters could never say. Untold A set of 48 photographs of prisoners, 2 videos and one light-box. This work focuses on all that remains unsaid among prisoners, and among resistance fighters in general. In Zaatari’s new video “Letter to Samir” (2008, 32 minutes), Nabih Awada writes a letter to Samir al-Qintar right after his release by the Israelis in July 2008. In his letter, Awada tells al-Qintar all what he cannot tell him in real-life, and carefully wraps the letter and seals it inside a plastic capsule. The video is presented against a backdrop of 48 photographs of prisoners in different prisons in Israel, all of which are dedicated to Awada. Exhibition co-produced with: Sfeir-Semler Gallery (Hamburg - Beirut) Kunstverein Munich Pixel Grain (Berlin) with the support of: The Prince Claus Fund Opening Hours From Monday to Saturday 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Screening Akram Zaatari Part 2

2009-07-13T18:47:51Z

When: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8pm to 9pm EEST

Where: Beirut Art Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Wednesday August 12, 2009 at 8pm Entrance: 3 000 LL About the event Within the framework of the exhibition “Earth of Endless Secrets”, Beirut Art Center has programed screenings of Akram Zaatari’s video work. Red Chewing Gum (Al-Ilka al-Hamra) 2000. 10’. Arabic, subtitled in English In this “video letter,” an unseen, unnamed narrator recalls an incident that took place fifteen years ago on Hamra Street, Beirut’s famed cosmopolitan causeway. He and the letter’s addressee, a former lover, followed a young street vendor and stole his one piece of masticated red chewing gum. The story gives rise to considerations of desire, pleasure, pursuit and longing. Baalbeck: The Drift 2001. 23’. Arabic, subtitled in English A photographer and a journalist have been assigned to cover a concert to be held among the majestic ruins of Baalbeck in eastern Lebanon. On their way to the show, they get sidetracked when they catch sight of a young man. They follow him relentlessly, collecting the traces – or evidence – of his presence. How I Love You (Shou Bhabbak) 2001. 29’. Arabic, subtitled in English In this study of sexuality among gay men in Lebanon, one couple and three characters discuss relationships, passions, commitments and failures in a society where homosexuality remains punishable by law. The video uses light to create a white veil over the subjects, which prevents viewers from seeing or identifying their faces. By obstructing the image, the work locates itself in a specific social context, at a time and place where certain rights are not granted. Bathroom Naughtiness (Zaaraneh bel Hammem) 2000. 2’. Arabic, subtitled in English A man and a woman stand facing each other, reciting lines from a poem. The poem, narrated from the point of view of a woman who spots a man from her bedroom window and invites him into her bed, subverts the sweetness of Arabic love songs with black humor and graphic descriptions of sex acts. Crazy of You (Majnounak) 1997. 26’. Arabic, subtitled in English Set in the industrial suburbs of Beirut, Majnounak explores male sexuality through interviews with three men who recount the beginning, middle and end of a sexual encounter. The video examines the details of shaping the body, language and song through fantasy. It also explores the ways in which masculinity is constructed, allowing the men to project images of themselves as courageous as they seduce and conquer. Yet through their stories, desire is reduced to a commodity and relationships lead to defeat. The synopsises are written by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie The screening will be followed by Q&A session with Akram Zaatari.