Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-22 11:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Singer Kendji Girac, 27, is fighting for his life after being critically injured by a gunshot on the night of April 21 to 22, 2024, in Biscarrosse, in the Landes region. This tragedy has deeply shaken his loved ones and fans, as the young artist, who rose to fame on The Voice in 2014, was at the peak of his career. Here is a look back at the ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-21 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As Seville’s annual feria approaches, the city’s flamenco dress designers work tirelessly to create stunning gowns that embody the essence of Andalusian tradition and style. In the heart of Seville’s Old City, Luis Fernandez’s workshop buzzes with activity as customers flock to try on his stunning collection of flamenco dresses. ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-21 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Renowned Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, now 80, presents a retrospective of his 50-year career in London, emphasizing the need to raise awareness about global deforestation. Sebastiao Salgado, the 80 year-old Brazilian photographer, is showcasing a retrospective of his 50-year career at Somerset House in London until May 6. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-21 12:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A charity exhibition bringing together 30 contemporary artists in Paris, with sales funding scholarships for disadvantaged students of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, University of Balamand. From May 30 to July 6, 2024, the Mazarine Variations Gallery, nestled in the heart of Paris’s 6th arrondissement, will host an exceptional philanthropic ...
2024-04-21 10:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Micheline Nohra, trained at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, invites us to discover her exhibition "Whispers of Obsession" at L'atelier by Maher Attar, running until April 23. This showcase plunges us into a fantastical and burlesque universe of half-figurative, half-abstract portraits that transform into strange and improbable ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-20 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Simply stepping into downtown’s Maya Artspace gallery immediately immerses you in the striking universe of Lebanese painter Fulvio Codsi. His retrospective, Regeneration, is currently on display until April 26. Join us for a private and exciting tour and meet the artist himself. “The first time I entered the gallery and saw all my canvases ...
2024-04-20 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The film Elektra was showcased at the Women International Film Festival at ABC Dbayeh on Thursday, April 18, graced by the presence of director Hisham Bizri. The cast included Diamand Abou Abboud alongside Manal Issa (Elektra), Flavia Bechara (Orestes), Lisa Debs (Aegisthus) and Reina Jabbour (chorus). Set within the war-torn confines of Beirut's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-20 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanon Pavilion celebrated the opening of "Dancing with Her Myth," a captivating multimedia installation by artist Mounira Al Solh, under the curatorship and artistic direction of Nada Ghandour, commissioner and curator of the exhibition, at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The inauguration took place in the ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-04-19 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
MESH: Art and Fashion Exhibition is now open for visitors who are invited to engage with traditional crafts and reconnect with the beauty of Lebanese culture and art.
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-19 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a remarkable collaboration that has sent waves of excitement through the music world, James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, the sons of legendary Beatles songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon, have joined forces to release a new single titled Primrose Hill. The song, which pays homage to the star-studded London neighborhood, marks a ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-04-19 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On August 31, 1997, the world was in shock. Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, tragically died in a car accident in Paris at just 36 years old. Twenty-seven years later, the woman affectionately known as “Lady Di” or the “People’s Princess” continues to fascinate and inspire with her style, humanity and extraordinary fate. This is ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-04-19 10:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nearly a century after its last public exhibition, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Miss Lieser, long considered lost, will be auctioned on April 24 by the Austrian auction house im Kinsky. This exceptional rediscovery has sparked as much enthusiasm as it has questions about the mysterious journey of this masterpiece, estimated to be worth between 30 ...