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 renewal, of expansion, and of the discovery and promotion of young talents. The fair will be marked by a commitment to and perspective 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 countries represented will be: Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Jordan, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Uruguay.
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 (Thaïland).
The 16 first-time participants in the REVEALING Section will be: Archiraar Gallery (Belgium), Art Sablon (Belgium), Begramoff (Belgium), 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), L&B Contemporary (Spain), Polansky Gallery (Czech Republic), Riwaq Oman Gallery (Oman), Trazos Gallery (Uruguay), and Zawyeh Gallery (Palestine).
COMPLETE LIST OF PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
CLASSIC SECTION
392rmeil393 Lebanon
Agial Art Gallery Lebanon
Aida Cherfan Fine Art Lebanon
Albareh Art Gallery Bahrain
Alfred Basbous Foundation* Lebanon
Analix Forever * Switzerland
Aramé Art Gallery* Armenia
Artspace Hamra Lebanon
Artistique Gallery* Qatar
Artlab Lebanon
Bel Air Fine Art France, Switzerland, Italy, Lebanon
Boghossian Foundation* Belgium
ContiniArtUK* United Kingdom
D21 Art Projects* Chile
EMMAGOSS Art Gallery Lebanon
Espace Jacques Ouaiss Lebanon
Galerie Fadi Mogabgab Lebanon
Galerie Nathalie Obadia* France, Belgium
Galerie Rochane * Lebanon
Galerie Tanit Lebanon
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff* France
Gallery One Palestine
Gowen Contemporary Switzerland
Hafez Gallery* Saudi Arabia
Hajer Azzouz La maison de la plage* Tunisia
Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Art Gallery Lebanon
Kapopoulos Fine Arts* Greece
Kozah Art Gallery Syria
LAS Lebanese Autism Society Lebanon
Les Ateliers sauvages Algeria
Mark Hachem Gallery Lebanon, France, United States
Slotine* France
South Border Lebanon
Wadi Finan Art Gallery & Linda Aboukhater Jordan
YenakArt Villa* Thailand
* first-time participant
REVEALING SECTION & FEATURED ARTIST
| GALLERIES | FEATURED ARTIST | NATIONALITY |
| 392rmeil393 (Lebanon) | Jacques Hagop Vartabedian | Lebanon |
| Archiraar Gallery* (Belgium) | Camille Leherpeur | Lebanon |
| Artlab (Lebanon) | Farshid Davoodi | Iran |
| Art Sablon* (Belgium) | Studio KRJST | Belgium |
| Artspace Hamra (Lebanon) | Tom Young | United Kingdom |
| Begramoff* (Belgium) | Helena Darq | France |
| Christian Berst* (France) | Alexandro García | Uruguay |
| Galerie Dominique Fiat* (France) | Majida Khattari | Morocco |
| Galerie Esther Woerdehoff* (France) | Pedro Slim | Lebanon |
| Galerie Comparative – Artisyou* (France) | Laura Garcia-Karras | France |
| Galerie Danielle Bourdette-Gorzkowski* (France) | David Daoud | Lebanon |
| Galerie Depardieu* (France) | Elli Chrysidou | Greece |
| Galerie Detais* (France) | Xavier Deshoulieres | France |
| Gallery One (Palestine) | Manal Mahamid | Palestine |
| Gowen Contemporary (Switzerland) | Maria Gimeno | Spain |
| Mark Hachem Gallery (Lebanon, France, United States) | Shadi Abosada | Syria |
| Hafez Gallery* (Saudi Arabia) | Osama Esid | Syria |
| L&B Contemporary*(Spain) | Xavi Muñoz | Spain |
| Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art (Egypt) | Mohamed Monaiseer | Egypt |
| Polansky Gallery* (Czech Republic) | Lukáš Karbus | Czech Republic |
| Salwa Zeidan Gallery (United Arab Emirates) | Kourosh Salehi | Iran |
| Riwaq Oman Gallery* (Oman) | Nadira Mahmoud | Oman |
| South Border (Lebanon) | Jorge Otero | Cuba |
| Trazos Gallery* (Uruguay) | Bruno Sfeir | Uruguay |
| Aboukhater Wadi Finan Art Gallery & Linda (Jordan) | Nissa Raad | Jordan |
| Zawyeh Gallery*(Palestine) | Rana Samara | Palestine |
* 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.