Philippe Dagen – författare

Chosen for the 59th Venice Biennale, to represent contemporary creation at the Lebanese pavilion Ayman Baalbaki is a Lebanese artist born in Beirut in 1975. He first trained at the Institute of Fine Arts of the university Lebanese school in Beirut, then at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Five years after his arrival in France, he received the silver medal in painting at the Francophone Games and then participated in several exhibitions worldwide. Lebanon, France, Great Britain, Argentina, Egypt and Niger are all countries that welcome the works of the artist.His productions of the last 10 years have been compiled through this unpublished work, published in French, English and Arabic. The authors endeavour to decipher his paintings and installations, crossed by societal issues specific to Lebanon: war, abortive revolt, political and financial bankruptcy, the tragedy of the port of Beirut or even pandemic. The artist paints anonymous portraits of his contemporaries, which have today become symbols of the Middle East. It represents the city, its buildings, erected, but also in ruins. His art is vibrant, dynamic and textured.Text in English, French and Arabic.

Arthur Cravan drunknade aldrig är den självbiografi som Fabian Avenarius Lloyd, alias Arthur Cravan, född 1887 i Lausanne, legendarisk poet, boxare, äventyrare och nevö till Oscar Wilde, på gamla dar kunde ha skrivit om han inte, vilket ryktet hävdar, redan 1918 hade drunknat utanför Salina Cruz på Mexikos västkust. Översättning: Stina & Olle Orrje. Philippe Dagen, född 1959, räknas som en av Frankrikes främsta konstkritiker, bl.a. på Le Monde. Han har skrivit en rad essäer och romaner. Med Arthur Cravan drunknade aldrig (2006) introduceras Philippe Dagen på svenska.