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compiled through this unpublished work, published in French, English and
Arab. The authors endeavor 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.
