Ayman Baalbaki
Ayman Baalbaki (* 1975 in Odeisse, Lebanon ) is a Lebanese artist .
Life
Baalbaki studied at the Université Libanaise in Beirut and then at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris . He is one of the artists from Lebanon who have already exhibited internationally in Europe and the Arab world and who refer to the problems of the recent past in their homeland. He became known for his depiction of hooded Arab fighters and installations with references to destruction, displacement and flight. After the last Lebanon war in 2006, he made drawings of the ruins of Beirut. The Iranian merchant Ramin Salsali exhibits works by Baalbaki in his Salsali Private Museum in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .
Awards
- 1996: First Prize at Empreintes , Maraya Gallery and Lebanese Ministry of Culture and Education, Beirut.
- 2003: First prize at Cm³ , Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP), Paris, 14th arrondissement .
- 2005: Silver medal (painting): Games of the Francophonie , Niamey , Niger .
Exhibitions
E = solo exhibition, G = group exhibitions
- 2002: Contemporary Art Encounter: Imagining the Book , G; Bibliotheca Alexandrina , Alexandria , Egypt .
- 2003: Cm³ , G; Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
- 2005: Thirty. Ayman Baalbaki and Shelagh Colcough , G; Studio 4-11, Belfast , Northern Ireland .
- 2008: Transfiguration Apocalyptique , E; Agial Art Gallery, Beirut.
- 2009: Rafia Gallery, Damascus , Syria.
- 2009: Ceci n'est pas la Suisse , E; Rose Issa Projects, London.
- 2010: Arabicity , G; The Bluecoat , Liverpool , England and Beirut Exhibition Center .
- 2010: Nujoom: Constellations of Arab Art , G; The Farjam Collection, Dubai International Financial Center , Dubai, UAE .
- 2011: Beirut Again and Again , E; Rose Issa Projects, London.
- 2011: The Future of a Promise , E; Biennale di Venezia , Venice.
- 2012: Art Is the Answer: Contemporary Lebanese Artists and Designers , G; Villa Empain , Brussels.
- 2012: Hoods for Heritage , installation. G; Fundraising event for the National Museum of Beirut .
literature
- Ayman Baalbaki: Transfiguration Apoclyptique . Agial Art Gallery, Beirut.
- Ayman Baalbaki: Beirut Again and Again , Rose Issa Projects, Beyond Art Production, London 2011, ISBN 978-0-9570213-0-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bombs, Boom and Beirut in Welt am Sonntag, November 3, 2013, p. 49
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Baalbaki, Ayman |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Odeisse, Lebanon |