Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The world has gone insane and all I can do is dig in my family's history

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The world has gone insane. These last few days have been mad - and that's no understatement. Still, in preparation for the cleaning comi...
Saturday, July 3, 2021

Lebanon's History: a Simulacrum by Tarek Chemaly, now available in film and books format

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Artwork by Tarek Chemaly So here we are ladies and gentlemen, "The History of Lebanon: a Simulacrum" by Tarek Chemaly, has been fu...
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

History, Karl Marx, Thawra, Sulta, and Abou Saada

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Artwork by Tarek Chemaly History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - Karl Marx I wonder at what stage Lebanon is. The trage...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

With regards to that article about Lebanon being fourth most prosperous nation in 1963

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Recently many people were sharing an article about Lebanon that dates back to 1963 which qualifies it as the fourth most prosperous nation i...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

The history of Lebanon: Simulacra and simulation. (Official release)

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Watch HERE : Based on the philosophical treatise by Jean Baudrillard. This art project is an attempt to retrace the history of Lebanon throu...
Monday, May 11, 2020

The story of the Tokyo restaurant, Beirut (by way of De Freige palace)

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Yesterday I was contacted by Mrs Christine Simm inquiring about my photos about the Tokyo Restaurant. By way of explanation Mrs Simm said,...
Monday, April 20, 2020

And during lockdown, time is elastic.

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Well, you know how people are saying that all days feel the same during lockdown due to lack of measuring parameters when one does not go...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Lebanon: Identity with an Arab(esque) face (video art by Tarek Chemaly)

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Still from "Lebanon: Identity with an Arab(esque) face" A new video art has been launched by Tarek Chemaly. Please watch it h...