Pieds d'Oeuvre at Smogallery
3 - 25 November '11
Beirut
Earlier this month Smogallery, in Beirut, challenged a group of Lebanon's top designers and artists to transform a pair of old bench legs into a contemporary design work. The resulting show, entitled 'Pieds d'Oeuvre', reveals the talent of these designers and the diversity of creative approaches employed by the various participants.
Leading up the the show, Smogallery presented each of the selected designers with a pair of old rusted iron bench legs found at a flea market and asked them to produce one-off pieces to be exhibited in the public garden of Karantina. The works can be used as functional lifestyle objects or simply appreciated as works of art with profound aesthetic appeal.
These artists and designers cover different fields within the creative industry, from architecture, product and furniture design, fashion and jewelry design to photography, sculpture, painting and drawing. This diversity offers a complete openness towards the found object and allows for the creation of completely unique pieces. The exhibition will allow the viewer to step into the intimate world of each of these creators and explore the different visual dialogues that each of them brings to their work.
The range of artists and designers in this exhibition represents the approach that smogallery pursues; exploring the movement of boundaries between contemporary art, design and architecture, three disciplines that nurture and shape the new territories of design.
Participating 'creatives' include:
Ziad Antar, Nada Debs, Karim Chaya, Nathalie Khayat, Michel Abboud, Wyssem Nochi, Lara Khoury, Anachar Basbous, Charbel Samuel Aoun, Paula Acra, Celia abou Arbid, Rania F., Majd Bazerji, Jean Marc Nahas, Ziad Abillama, Jan van Lierde and design duo Bokja.
Moonfleet by Nathalie Khayat
Social Shadows by Charbel Samuel Aoun
