Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders   Too busy to browse for art in person? Frederick Gentis, founder of the online platform Gallerease, understands…   A love of art and a busy lifestyle are not particularly compatible, as Dutch-born Frederick Gentis quickly began to realise when in the midst of creating a personal collection.   Despite having a...
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Going Green
Going Green   Aarnout Helb’s permanent collection of work by Saudi Arabian artists brings a diverse mix of talent from a still largely closed country under one roof.   Shrouded in mystery, Saudi Arabia remains a source of fascination among many, known more for its rich oil reserves than its art.   But the Dutch collector...
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On Negotiating Space and Memory
On Negotiating Space and Memory Describing her work as “an abstracted attempt at reflecting on experiences and quests”, Hiba Kalache talks mapping the environment with Artscoops.                               You have said that your art is a response to your environment and a way of trying to make sense of it. How did you come to...
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A Voyage of Discovery
A Voyage of Discovery   The founder and director of BEIRUT ART FAIR Laure d’Hauteville tells Artscoops about the challenges and thrills of making a major regional cultural event bigger and better year on year.          The 2016 edition of the Beirut Art Fair promises to raise the bar even higher in terms of scale and diversity....
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Artscoops and Gallerease announce a Partnership to facilitate international growth of both online art platforms
Artscoops and Gallerease announce a Partnership to facilitate international growth of both online art platforms   Artscoops, the MENA region’s leading online art marketplace and Gallerease, a pan-European art platform, announced today a strategic partnership.   The partnership will offer access to new geographies for...
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A Legacy In Progress
A Legacy In Progress   Nadine Begdache talks to Artscoops about her two-fold role archiving Beirut’s artistic past and promoting its future.           Beirut has long enjoyed its status as a leading hub for the arts, although competition today from other regional players is fiercer than ever before.    Domestic ups and downs...
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Where Reality Meets Imagination
Where Reality Meets Imagination   Margarida Mendes and Azar Mahmoudian, joint assistant curators of the 11th Gwangju Biennale, talk to Ahmad Minkara about the importance of community, context and cultural reach in their project.                   Profound and thought-provoking, the question ‘What does art do?’ is likely to...
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Collectors Under the Spotlight: Mazen and Loulia Soueid
Collectors Under the Spotlight: Mazen and Loulia Soueid    Synergy, storytelling and selection all have a part to play in creating a collection of character, Mazen and Loulia Soueid tell Ahmad Minkara.                         Among the many things that brought Mazen Soueid and Loulia Berbir together back in 2007 was a shared...
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Poetic Licence
Poetic Licence The Tehran-born master craftsman Reza Lavassani talks to Artscoops about how he moves from thinking to living out his ideas through his work.                                     While poetry is undoubtedly a key source of inspiration for Reza Lavassani, the renowned Iranian artist’s definition of that genre is,...
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