Baalbeck
Laurent Abad, Venus Khoury-Ghata,
Arziates, ed. Unesco; 1997
Black and white photographs of Baalbeck by Laurent Abad accompanied
by texts by Venus Khoury-Ghata. |
Visions Fugitives
Nada Akl, Dar An-Nahar, 2001
Images of the Atlantic coast and the Mediterranean lands, of France and Lebanon, painted by Nada Akl and accompanied with poems by Georges Schehade. |
L'Ange à qui
l'Homme Apparut
Sami Basbous, 1997
The poetry and paintings of Sami Basbous whose creation shows his
obsession with Beirut and the memory of it. |
Basilico Beyrouth
Gabriele Basilico, La Chambre Claire, 1994
Dramatic and serene black and white photos taken in 1991 of Beirut's Down-Town area, showing exclusively buildings that Gabriele Basilico describes as having a "skin disease." |
Textes sur images: art contemporain arabe
IMA-ACR, Beaux Livres-2000
Discovering contemporary arab creation through a selection of works
regrouped accordingly to the different artistic tendancies showing
the unity, the diversity and the richness of plastic arts in the
arab world. |
Métiers & Vocations
Mouna Bassili Sehnaoui, Dar An-Nahar, 2001
In this trilingual (arabic-french-english) work, the painter Mouna Bassili Sehnaoui offers us lively and colorful images of traditional and recent trades. |
Beyrouth éternelle, l'esprit préservé
Aymeric Chauprade, Thomas Renaut (Photographer),
ed. ASA (Villes éternelles), 1997
Photographs on Beirut after the civil war; its disctricts, edifices,
people and traditions. |
Tamass 1: Contemporary Arab Representations:
Beirut/Lebanon
Catherine David, Walid Sadek, Jalal Toufic,
Fundacio Antoni Tapies, 2003
Tamass is part of Catherine David's long-term project: Contemporary
Arab Representations.
It is dedicated to Beirut and Lebanon, and to the development
and promotion of an experimental, critical contemporary Arab culture. |
Portraits du Liban -
Un Café pour l'Etranger
qui Passe
Alexandre Dunoyer, Henry Chapier, Les éditions de l'anneau, 1998
Photographs of the Lebanese people showing their differences and
contradictions, marked by war but still full of life. |
Les dépossédés. Bosnie,
Liban: inventaires d'après-guerre
Valérie Frey, Yves Laplace,
Stock, 2001
texts and photos (Bosnia, Lebanon)
Post-War souvenirs from Bosnia in 1997 and Lebanon in 2000. Bullet
marked walls in Sarajevo and Beirut poésie, . . the concern
of the authors to show a condition, a state that one can't run away
from even after the war's over, shows through the entire book. |
Voyage
Nadim Karam, Atelier Hapsitus, Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2000
Nadim Karam and Atelier Hapsitus' work from the late eighties to the present: art installations in places like Beirut, Prague bridges, the gardens of the temple of Nara (Japan), and a simultaneous London/Dublin urban installation. |
Beyrouth Aller-Retour
Fouad el-Koury, Brigitte Legars, ed. de l'Etoile, 1984
Black & White Photos of the city of Beirut during the period of the War (until 1984), accompanied with texts. |
Liban Provisoire
Fouad el-Khoury, Interlink, 1998
Black and white images of Beirut exploring the culture and day to day struggles of people trying to make a life in this devastated, war-torn city. |
Beirut Giesen
Makassed Philanthropic Islamic Association, 1995
"A selection of watercolours painted in 1993 and 1994 ... that capture
a segment of Beirut's visual history at a beginning of a new chapter in its life
as a city." |
Mes Arabies
Samer Mohdad, Actes Sud & Dar An-Nahar, 1999
Photographs of the Arab World pointing out the identities and the diversity among the people. |
Paris, Beirut and Bordellos
Hrair Mosgofian, Janus Publishing Company, 2001
"Hrair Mosgofian -a flight attendant, a cartoonist, a philosopher
and a jet-propelled Casanova- introduces us to his acquaintances
who are charming, odious, elegant and despicable, humane and inhuman
- all drawn with an eye for detail and an ear for a well-turned comedic
reflection or engaging piece of personal philosophy." |
Trait Portrait
Roger Moukarzel, 1999
Photographs of two Lebanese groups: the Maronites and Druzes. Portraits transmitting part of the story of each individual, "penetrating in their private rituals, with a large respect of their tradition." |
Silent
Stories
Marilyn Stafford (Photographer), Venus
Khoury-Ghata (Preface), Saqi Books, 1998
A collection of photographs taken by the author during her stay in
Lebanon in the early 60s. The main focus is on the Lebanese people
and their way of life, although there are some photographs of architecture
and panoramic views. |
Beirut's Memory
Ayman Trawi, 2003
120 Photos of Down Town Beirut before and after renovation, accompanied
by texts about this “city that witnessed years of misery and
which has today miraculously imposed itself on the world map”. |
Another Resolution
Akram Zaatari, Mind the Gap, 1998
The booklet related to his video and photo installation at the Ayloul Festival (Beirut). |
The Vehicle: Picturing Moments of Transition in a Modernizing Society
Edited by Akram Zaatari, The Arab Image Foundation, 1999
Looking back over the past century, The Vehicle looks at every form of transportation and shows the passion they stimulate. It is separated into five parts: "Looking at one's self," "Mobility," "Speed," "Liberation," and "Collective imagination" with texts linked to the times of the photographs.(with photographs by Hashem Al Madani Sakina Al Moayed Al Azm . .) |
Ce que l'Oiseau Noir m'a Raconté
Paul Zgheib, Espace SD, 2000
A display of the photographer's works that are inspired by and accompanied with texts by Antonin Artaud. |
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