A view of Ayman Baalbaki's installation at the Nouhad es-Saïd pavilion at the National Museum of Beirut. Photo Z.Z./L'OLJ
Afaf Zurayk at Agial: White paintings and a rediscovered breathWhite on White at the Agial Gallery: Hanging of Afaf Zurayk’s works. (Credit: Photo provided by the Agial Gallery.) The surprise hits you before you even step inside. From the street, all you see is white. One might even wonder if the gallerist forgot to hang any artworks. It is only upon closer inspection that two nearly pristine paintings come into view — two among the 15 watercolors on canvas that Afaf Zurayk is revealing for the first time at Agial Gallery.Once the initial astonishment fades, the calming presence of these white works draws you in. Gathered under the title "… A Breath," the canvases seem almost untouched by the brush, yet abstract landscapes of remarkable delicacy emerge. Feminine curves unfold across the surfaces, intersected by thin...
Afaf Zurayk at Agial: White paintings and a rediscovered breathWhite on White at the Agial Gallery: Hanging of Afaf Zurayk’s works. (Credit: Photo provided by the Agial Gallery.) The surprise hits you before you even step inside. From the street, all you see is white. One might even wonder if the gallerist forgot to hang any artworks. It is only upon closer inspection that two nearly pristine paintings come into view — two among the 15 watercolors on canvas that Afaf Zurayk is revealing for the first time at Agial Gallery.Once the initial astonishment fades, the calming presence of these white works draws you in. Gathered under the title "… A Breath," the canvases seem almost untouched by the brush, yet abstract landscapes of remarkable delicacy emerge. Feminine curves unfold across the surfaces, intersected by thin...
