The 8th edition of BEIRUT ART FAIR, set to take place from 21 to 24 September, will gather 51 galleries from 23 countries and will feature the work of 230 artists. The “Classic Section” of the fair will bring together 35 exhibitors of which 15 are first-time participants while the REVEALING section, dedicated to the discovery of young talents, will feature a group of 26 galleries, 16 of which are participating for the first time.
The three main objectives of this 2017 edition will be to foster a spirit of expansion and renewal, to promote the discovery of young talents, and to unfold new perspectives on the recent history of creation and collecting in Lebanon. The list of participating galleries reflects this commitment to both established creators and promising new talent.
The 15 first-time participants in the Classic Section will be: Alfred Basbous Foundation (Lebanon), Analix Forever (Switzerland), Aramé Art Gallery (Armenia), Artistique Gallery (Qatar), Boghossian Foundation (Belgium), ContiniArtUK (UK), D21 Art Projects (Chile), Galerie Nathalie Obadia (France, Belgium), Galerie Rochane (Lebanon), Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (France), Hafez Gallery (Saudi Arabia), Hajer Azzouz La maison de la plage (Tunisia), Kapopoulos Fine Arts (Greece), Slotine (France), and YenakArt Villa (Thailand).
The 16 first-time participants in the REVEALING Section will be: Archiraar Gallery (Belgium), Begramoff Gallery (Belgium), Galerie Christian Berst (France), Galerie Dominique Fiat (France), Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (France), Galerie Comparative – Artisyou (France), Galerie Danielle Bourdette-Gorzkowski (France), Galerie Depardieu (France), Galerie Detais (France), Hafez Gallery (Saudi Arabia), Art Sablon (Belgium / United Kingdom), L&B Contemporary Art Gallery (Spain), Polansky Gallery (Czech Republic), Riwaq Oman Gallery (Oman), Trazos Gallery (Uruguay), and Zawyeh Gallery (Palestine).
The countries represented will be: Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, UK, Uruguay, and the USA.
PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
CLASSIC SECTION
GalleryCountry
392rmeil393Lebanon
Agial Art GalleryLebanon
Aida Cherfan Fine Art GalleryLebanon
Albareh Art GalleryBahrain
Alfred Basbous Foundation*Lebanon
Analix Forever Gallery*Switzerland
Aramé Art Gallery*Armenia
Artspace HamraLebanon
Artistique Gallery*Qatar
ArtlabLebanon
Bel Air Fine Art GalleryFrance, Switzerland, Italy, Lebanon
Boghossian Foundation*Belgium
ContiniArtUK*United Kingdom
D21 Art Projects*Chile
EMMAGOSSLebanon
Espace Jacques OuaissLebanon
Galerie Fadi MogabgabLebanon
Galerie Nathalie Obadia*France, Belgium
Rochane Galerie d’Art*Lebanon
Galerie TanitLebanon
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff*France
Gallery OnePalestine
Gowen ContemporarySwitzerland
Hafez Gallery*Saudi Arabia
Hajer Azzouz La maison de la plage*Tunisia
Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Art GalleryLebanon
Kapopoulos Fine Arts*Greece
Kozah Art GallerySyria
LAS Lebanese Autism SocietyLebanon
Les Ateliers sauvagesAlgeria
Mark HachemLebanon, France, USA
Slotine*France
South Border GalleryLebanon
Wadi Finan Art GalleryJordan
YenakArt Villa*Thailand
* indicates a first-time participant
REVEALING SECTION + FEATURED ARTIST
GalleryArtistNationality
392rmeil393 (Lebanon)Jacques Hagop VartabedianLebanese
Archiraar Gallery* (Belgium)Camille LeherpeurLebanese
Art Sablon* (Belgium, United Kingdom)Studio KRJSTBelgian
Artlab (Lebanon)Farshid DavoodiIranian
Artspace Hamra (Lebanon)Tom YoungBritish
Begramoff* (Belgium)Helena DarqFrench
Christian Berst Art Brut* (France)Alexandro GarcíaUruguayan
Galerie Dominique Fiat* (France)Majida KhattariMoroccan
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff* (France)Pedro SlimLebanese
Galerie Comparative – Artisyou* (France)Laura Garcia-KarrasFrench
Galerie Danielle Bourdette-Gorzkowski* (France)David DaoudLebanese
Galerie Depardieu* (France)Elli ChrysidouGreek
Galerie Detais* (France)Xavier DeshoulieresFrench
Gallery One (Palestine)Manal MahamidPalestinian
Gowen Contemporary (Switzerland)Maria GimenoSpanish
Mark Hachem (Lebanon, France, USA)Shadi AbosadaSyrian
Hafez Gallery* (Saudi Arabia)Osama EsidSyrian
L&B Contemporary Art Gallery* (Spain)Xavi MuñozSpanish
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art (Egypt)Mohamed MonaiseerEgyptian
Polansky Gallery* (Czech Republic)Lukáš KarbusCzech
Salwa Zeidan Gallery (United Arab Emirates)Kourosh SalehiIranian
Riwaq Oman Gallery* (Oman)Nadira MahmoudOmani
South Border Gallery (Lebanon)Jorge OteroCuban
Trazos Gallery* (Uruguay)Bruno SfeirUruguayan
Wadi Finan Art Gallery (Jordan)Nissa RaadJordanian
Zawyeh Gallery* (Palestine)Rana SamaraPalestinian
* indicates a first-time participant
NOTE TO EDITORS
BEIRUT ART FAIR was created in 2010 and is directed by Laure d’Hauteville, an exhibition curator and former journalist. BEIRUT ART FAIR’s Artistic Director is Pascal Odille, an expert in modern and contemporary art (member of C.N.E.S.) and Marine Bougaran is Director of the Fair’s "Projects" spaces.
Organized with the renewed support of Bankmed, the 8th edition of BEIRUT ART FAIR will take place from 21 to 24 September at the BIEL (Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center) in Beirut.