Art attacks
Sandra Dagher believes people care about art. As director of the Beirut Art Center she tries to walk the walk by bringing art to the masses whilst supporting local talent.
Once upon a time there was Espace SD...
I studied photography in Paris; I left Lebanon when I was an infant, and I used to come here once a year or so. Then I studied visual communications in London and eventually came back to Beirut for Espace SD.
This was about eight years ago?
I came back in 2000. I felt the need to learn more about and explore my country. Espace SD was already open and managed by my cousin, but they didn't have an all year round program, it was more of a space that artists used every so often. They had other jobs and couldn't dedicate their time to it, so they proposed that I run the show; and I did, from 2000 to 2007.
And now you've moved up to Beirut Art Center, but what's different?
A lot of things are different. Espace SD was a private space, self-financed by the sales. The Beirut Art Center is a non-profit space. We don't sell anything here, that's the big difference. If the artist wants to sell he can but we don't have that commercial aspect here.
Posts
Help me, I’m linear!
Recent love, or not
- Chirine: Are these names real? Are they? Really? Teenage years man… what WERE we thinking? (and the scarier...
- Joanna: Oh wow, I remember her. When I was a kid I used to say she was my mom. Somehow, I had lots and lots of moms....
- Agénor: Final dot missing. Also, could you translate the top cartoon, please?
- Agénor: Outstanding! Both the style and content. You asked questions and didn’t comment at the start of any...
- Joanna: Can I call you Kaal? I could never master the English “arl” sound, and I have to pronounce it the...
- Agénor: It’s not enemies of the environment that they are, it’s just that they don’t care about it,...
- Ants: I was crying of laughter! Wo Ai Ni ya Helo! hehe
- roupen: Ohhhhhh am bored so bored!
))) - Sukoon: hahaha! Wei ni hao? Oh man, at first, I thought you were just being out of control with your need to break...
- Agénor: How come your number ended in their database? Anyhow, thank you for the emotions swing. I’ve felt the...
Linearity is overrated
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