A world of art summers in Gemmayzeh August 17, 2013 12:42 AM By Chirine Lahoud The Daily Star Rifai’s “Darawichs,” acrylic on canvas, 140x80 cm. Rifai’s “Darawichs,” acrylic on canvas, 140x80 cm. A+ A- BEIRUT: It is difficult to imagine any relationship between German artist Zhivago Duncan, Lebanese painter Raouf Rifai and Syrian artist Thaer Maarouf. That said, their works are being hung together at Gemmayzeh’s Joanna Seikaly Gallery as part of the summer collective exhibition. Nor are they alone. Along with these well-known artists, this wide-ranging exhibition includes work by Samer Saem El Dahr, Nancy Haddad, Fadi Al Hamwi and Maria Kassab. Two sculptures by Lebanon’s Haddad focus on the use of old machine pieces formed to resemble human shapes. Some of these works have already been exhibited as part of a 2011 show at the former Espace Kettaneh Kunigk. Entitled “Robotto” and “E.T.,” these bronzes bring new meaning to anthropomorphism – depicting the nonhuman in human form. Something similar might be said of Dahr’s charcoal-on-paper work “Reaction n.7,” in which an odd-looking figure – neither male nor female – gazes eerily at the onlooker. “Collective Exhibition” is now on show at Gemmayzeh’s Joanna Seikaly Gallery until the end of August. For more information, please call 70-776-711. Read more: dailystar.lb/Culture/Art/2013/Aug-17/227639-a-world-of-art-summers-in-gemmayzeh.ashx#ixzz2cHsxonpj
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