Ashkal Alwan (Arabic: أشكال ألوان), The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts is an association promoting and producing contemporary art practices in Lebanon.
History
Ashkal Alwan was founded in 1994 by Christine Tohmé (Curator), Marwan Rechmaoui (Artist), Rania Tabbara (Graphic Designer and Interior Designer), Mustapha Yamout (Cultural Events Organizer) and Leila Mroueh (Communications Director).[1] Ashkal Alwan (in Arabic: forms and colors) was created in the aftermath of the Lebanese war. It is nowadays an informal and alternative platform that helps a new generation of Lebanese artists to produce and exhibit their artwork.[2]
Building a large network of local and international partner institutions,[3] Ashkal Alwan became a major and influential actor on the regional art scene, exhibiting the work of local and international artists such as Jalal Toufic, Akram Zaatari, Lamia Joreige, Walid Raad, Rabih Mroué and many others. Its director, Christine Tohmé, is regularly ranked among the 100 most powerful people in the art world.[4]
In 2011, Ashkal Alwan inaugurated the Home Workspace in a former industrial building neighboring Beirut Art Center. The venue hosts cultural events and the Home Workspace Program, a 10 months educational program run under the direction of a different resident professor. The 2011-2012 inauguration year was under the direction of Emily Jacir.[5]
Public Programming, Workshops and Curated Projects
2019
- Home Works 8. A Forum on Cultural Practices, Beirut [6]
2017
- Upon a Shifting Plate, an off-site project of the Sharjah Biennial 13, co-organized with the Sharjah Art Foundation
2013
2012
2009
2007
- Video Avril
- Meeting Points 5 Festival
2006
2004
- Laughter, in collaboration with LIFT (London International Festival of Theater)
- My Neck Is Thinner than a Hair, a presentation by the Atlas Group (Volumes 1-21)
2003
2001
2000
1999
1997
1995
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