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From November 30 to December 30, 2023, the Jeanine Rubeiz Gallery celebrates 30 years of artistic perseverance in a festive and welcoming atmosphere. The event features 30 artists who have had solo exhibitions at the gallery over the past three decades.
These diverse talents are showcasing small-format works (in homage to the number 30) as a testament to their loyalty and allegiance to the gallery. They pay a heartfelt tribute to Nadine Begdache for her unwavering commitment to artists and the promotion of art in the face of adversity. Thus, this event emerges as a tribute to artistic unity and the friendships formed through a journey marked by thought-provoking meetings and inventive exhibitions.
This joyful celebration is more than a look back, it heralds the onset of a new decade of artistic inspiration and exploration. It serves as an opportunity to reflect on the progress made, to appreciate the excellence achieved, and to draw from this nostalgic flashback the faith and energy needed to move forward into the future.
This was also the aim of the “Encounters 2023” project, initiated by the gallery in May 2023, to foster interaction between emerging artists of past and present generations. In this way, the Jeanine Rubeiz Gallery positions itself as a nurturing space for new talent, opening up a window to endless possibilities, and acting as a catalyst for creativity and innovation.
The gallery’s hallmark lies in its encouragement of conceptual and committed art, maintaining a reservoir of original and varied artistic expressions, and prioritizing dialogue and interaction on universally relevant themes. A host of artists, too numerous to list here, demonstrate how art contributes to life itself, encouraging existential questioning and introspection, instilling hope and promoting upliftment.
A surge of ideas springs forth from the works displayed at the gallery. For instance, art’s role as a reflection of history and a lasting imprint of civilization is highlighted. Art resonates with the passage of time, fragmented identities, the need to redefine spaces, and encapsulates the dichotomy between tradition and modernity, nature and artifice, progress and humanity. It occupies a central place in cultural and human dilemmas, exemplifying issues like the female body likened to the Earth, a territory to be freed. Art exists in the realm of present realities and the illusion of improbable horizons, balancing between the realism of the image and the abstraction of memory and the subconscious. Art transcends the painful events it witnesses, becoming a form of resistance against life’s hardships and unveiling the deep truth of the human condition, simultaneously strong and fragile.
Ultimately, art therapy stands as a symbol of resilience and elevation, akin to trees reaching skyward, yet firmly rooted in reality. It highlights art in constant motion, prompting continuous reassessment. Allow yourself to be captivated by the magic of this art for an exploration as moving as it is inspiring at the Jeanine Rubeiz Gallery.
