Beirut Art Center's Exposure 2013

[\"INTERNI\" by Yasmina Haddad explores the legacy of a furniture gallery and factory in Beirut and was exhibited in this year`s Exposure show at the BAC. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.] [\"INTERNI\" by Yasmina Haddad explores the legacy of a furniture gallery and factory in Beirut and was exhibited in this year`s Exposure show at the BAC. Image courtesy of Medrar TV.]

Beirut Art Center's Exposure 2013

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

Exposure 2013

November 2013 - January 2014

Beirut Art Center, Beirut

 

Exposure is Beirut Art Center`s annual exhibition dedicated to emerging artists in and from Lebanon. In its fifth edition, a selection committee picked fourteen artists from a pool of one hundred applicants. Exposure is not a curated exhibition, as BAC seeks not to exclude a promising artist on the basis of a theme or artistic approach. This year`s selection committee was comprised of art historian and artist Gregory Buchakjian, philosopher Fares Chalabi, curator Tarek Abou El Fotouh, and filmmaker and artist Rania Stefan.

Participating artists: Shirin Abu Shaqra, Monira Al Qadiri, Lara Tabet, Randa Mirza, Yasmine Eid Sabbagh and Rozenn Quere, Yasmina Haddad, Inaya Hodeib, Maxime Hourani, Maha Kays, Helene Kazan, Christine Kettaneh, Wael Kodeih, Pedro Barakat, and Camila Salame. 

                           [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]       

A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]