From hip hop to dreamy folk, traditional Arabic music to electronic beats, even melodic pop to a bit of rock....
Culture
Over 400 spectators and artists filed into the lower floor of KED events venue on February 3, filling the space...
Within the Takeover room, a subtle emptiness prevails. The atmosphere tinged with a coolness accentuated by the mint-colored floor and white wires. Yet as you immerse yourself in the exhibition, ‘Tooth and Nail’, each art piece reveals a vibrant tapestry of warm narratives. A photograph captured in Sour freezes a...
Red roses, balloons, and life-sized teddy bears have taken over the streets of Beirut in preparation for lovers’ most anticipated...
Lebanese musician and puppeteer Yara Asmar’s album “synth waltzes and accordion laments” has been named one of Pitchfork’s Top 30...
Emphatic Mexican-Lebanese artist Blu Fiefer is back with a new single, “Ekhir Hamme”, as part of her upcoming debut album “Villain Bala Cause.” The single was released on August 31st and signaled the beginning Fiefer’s “villain on vacation era.” Only a few weeks in, the music video has already garnered...
Laura Ayoub happened upon pole dancing while on a trip in 2015, and immediately fell in love. In the years...
Carlos Haidamous loved going to the airports. He loved to see the planes fly and explore the cockpits, and today,...
Located in the heart of Ashrafieh, Takeover is an artist-run project space that has been featuring a number of different collaborations, experimentations and artistic initiatives in unique fashions. Established by Lithuanian-Lebanese artist Ieva Saudargaite Douaihi, the space is characterized by its extreme flexibility and malleability, which allows any artist from...
Zaynab Mourad is an artist, social activist, and storyteller at heart who moved to Beirut in late 2018. Born and...
Any outside observer who takes a look at Lebanon’s state of affairs would immediately assume that raging public discussions and...
On May 14, a group of men approached a woman at Saida’s public beach and demanded she leave the premises due to her wearing a bikini, which they deemed to be “inappropriate.” This event was met with wide-scale controversy across Lebanon, but the Municipality of Saida’s only response was to...