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Underground Mansourieh venue is a ‘free space for young artists’

Now in her 70s, artist Helein Karam is running Gaumont Art Lab, a venue in Mansourieh supporting young and underrepresented musicians, artists and filmmakers.

Underground Mansourieh venue is a ‘free space for young artists’

Helein Karam behind the bar at Gaumont Art Lab. (Credit: Marguerita Sejaan/L'Orient Today)

In Gaumont Art Lab, Helein Karam, 71, runs the bar in front of a three-meter mural she painted of three women in blue. To her left, there is often a band of young musicians playing covers of rock songs, Lebanese rappers showcasing original tracks or...
In Gaumont Art Lab, Helein Karam, 71, runs the bar in front of a three-meter mural she painted of three women in blue. To her left, there is often a band of young musicians playing covers of rock songs, Lebanese rappers showcasing original tracks or...