Ribal Molaeb talks lockdown painting, learning from his father and Lebanon as a source of inspiration As a renowned and award-winning musician, do you find your art and music always complement each other or are they ever in conflict? Can you explain how the two interact and the dynamism between them? I would put it this way: painting is my...

Hurt, hope and healing are among the themes explored in the work of photographer and digital content creator Ismat MahmassaniAbandoned buildings are an all-too familiar sight in Beirut, with once majestic landmarks and places of architectural significance now sadly just shadows of their former selves. Dilapidated and unloved, many are patterned...

The visual artist Houda Terjuman, who was born in Morocco to a Swiss mother and Syrian father, explains how the ‘rootlessness’ she felt in childhood has found its way into her paintings of small objects that often appear to be floating freely against their backdropWhy did you choose the term hybrid migrant over other descriptions, such as...

Rolla Wazni, Director at Kamel Mennour, Paris reflects on the path that led her to the visual arts, while telling ArtScoops what she thinks today’s collectors are looking for and how Covid-19 is likely to reshape the art market of the futureYou have a well-documented passion for several areas of the art world, from fashion and interior design to...

Creating a dialogue rather than a contest between the country’s glorious antiquities and its contemporary art scene lies at the heart of everything Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of Art D’Égypte, sets out to do, as she explains to Miriam Dunn While its glorious ancient monuments, antiquities and artefacts are legendary worldwide, Egypt is also...

In a wide-ranging interview, the entrepreneur Faisal Saleh, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Palestine Museum US, explains why the arts are his preferred way of telling the Palestinian story What were you hoping to achieve by setting up the Palestine Museum US?I’d long been aware that Palestinian art and culture had almost...

From childhood memories of dinner guests to the expansive skies of Jerusalem, inspiration comes in many forms for the artist Fares RizkWhile much is made of the way in which Picasso and Matisse have influenced the New York-based Palestinian-Jordanian artist Fares Rizk, ask him to cite the on his art and the response is both telling and...

The Iranian-born artist Malekeh Nayiny reflects on her new, freer, post-Covid approach to artThe Coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on many artists working today, from choice of subject matter to practical issues. Yet unlike most, Malekeh Nayiny, a Paris-based artist of Iranian descent, experienced the rollercoaster ride of...

As the founders of Carré d’Artistes Lebanon and the network’s first franchise in the Middle East, Maria and Maissa Fatte are playing a key role in reaffirming the gallery’s philosophy of democratising artWhat can you tell us about the Carré d’Artistes’ philosophy?When Carré d’Artistes was launched in 2001, its founders had become disillusioned...