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by Benoît Lamy de La Chapelle

For about a decade now, Treignac Projet has unrelentingly pursued the development of its programme, between astute exhibitions, summer residency programmes, and invitations extended to curators, artists, art critics, philosophers,…

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—» Introduction
by Pietro Della Giustina

The Global Terroir section was created to promote emerging art scenes outside major cultural centres by giving a voice to local authors, artists and writers in order to…

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—» On the Beaten Path: A Short Reflection on Art Spaces in Beirut
by Rayya Badran

Like so many art scenes around the world, Beirut’s is a multifaceted and evolving one. Thanks to the many organisations and institutions operating in the field, Beirut continues…

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—» Note from Beirut: on growth and abandon
by Rachel Dedman

For the last few years, I have worked from a small room at the top of an old house in Zoqaq el-Blatt, Beirut. The room isn’t original to the building,…

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—» The Stakes and Problematics of the Post-Civil War Lebanese Arts Scene: What Role Can the Works of Lebanese Artists Play in Contemporary History?
by Sirine Fattouh

On 26 August 1991, the National Assembly voted a General Amnesty Law in the name of national reconciliation for the crimes committed during wartime. This law took into…

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—» Introduction
by Julie Portier

To broach an embarrassing subject, we started by pondering some deliberately tiresome questions:   “What is political art?” or “can art (still) be left wing?” If the title of the fifth…

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—» Interview with Po B. K. Lomami
by Marie Bechetoille

Po B. K. Lomami is a programmer, coordinator of socioartistic projects, performer, writer, musician, zine creator, and activist of Congolese descent (RDC) based in Belgium. Her anticolonialist, afrofeminist, and anticapitalist…

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—» Revisiting the Notion of Political Art
by Vanina Géré

Several years ago, I was advocating without hesitation for the idea of a “political” art: an art whose content I deemed progressive (feminist, antiracist, etc.) created by artists whose approach…

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—» Interview with Simon Ripoll-Hurier
by Sophie Lapalu

Sophie Lapalu: In 2010–2011, you took the Masters in Arts and Politics (SPEAP), then joined the School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po. The presentation of the programme…