Art from Lebanon
Modern and Contemporary Artists
volume 1: 1880-1975
Nour Salamé Abillama and Marie Tomb
Contributors: Amin Maalouf (foreword), Gregory Buchakjian, Fayçal and Maha Sultan, Cesar Nammour, Joe Tarrab
Wonderful Ediions, Beirut, 2012
432 p., 31 x 24 cm
Download "Close Encounters with Lebanese Art: Memories, family and other stories" (PDF)

L'Art au Liban
Artistes modernes et contemporains
volume 1: 1880-1975
Nour Salamé Abillama et Marie Tomb
Contributeurs: Amin Maalouf (préface), Grégory Buchakjian, Fayçal et Maha Sultan, Cesar Nammour, Joe Tarrab
Wonderful Ediions, Beyrouth, 2012
432 p., 31 x 24 cm
Télécharger "Close Encounters with Lebanese Art: Memories, family and other stories" (PDF)
"Close Encounters with Lebanese Art: Memories, family and other stories", by Gregory Buchakjian

This essay is based on a subjective and narrative approach. Remembering encounters and visits to artists studios, the author evokes the lives and works of Khalil Zgeib, Seta Manoukian, Mohammad El Rawas, Omar Onsi, Cesar Gemayel, Hussein Madi, Assadour, Guvder, Rafic Charaf et Yvette Achkar.
“Rencontres avec l’art libanais : souvenirs, famille et autres récits”, par Gregory Buchakjian

A travers une approche subjective, celle du conteur, l’auteur plonge dans ses souvenirs. De rencontres en visites d’ateliers, Buchakjian évoque les vies et œuvres de Khalil Zgeib, Seta Manoukian, Mohammad El Rawas, Omar Onsi, Cesar Gemayel, Hussein Madi, Assadour, Guvder, Rafic Charaf et Yvette Achkar.

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War and other (Impossible) Possibilities, 2012
Art is the Answer!  Contemporary Lebanese Artists and Designers, 2012
De lumière et de sang / Of Light and Blood, 2010
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