Iraqi artist Bilal Bahir by this Baghdad sky works at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
A view of the ground floor of Villa Empain during Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
Osman Yousefzada, Untitled 2 from the Wrapped Objects collection, 2022, hand-blown Murano glass, 35 x 27cm. Photo: Maghie Ghali
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Omar Chakil's alabaster works in Le LAB gallery stand at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
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Menart Fair artistic director Joanna Chevalier, left, and director and founder Laure d'Hauteville. Photo: Jules Monnier
Omar Chakil's alabaster works at Le LAB gallery stand at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
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Boghossian Foundation's Villa Empain, venue of the third Menart Fair. Photo: Menart
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Bilal Bahir, Saddam et fleurs du mal, 2021, mixed technique on old paper, 38 x 30cm. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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Osman Yousefzada, Untitled 2 from the Wrapped Objects collection, 2022, hand-blown Murano glass, 35 x 27cm. Photo: Osman Yousefzada
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Bilal Bahir, Tree of Life, 2017, mixed technique on old paper 43 x 32cm. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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The Hanging Garden, Bilal Bahir, 2010. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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Alexandra Catelain-Orange's ceramics, based on the Olivea series by Etel Adnan; ceramics, 50cm. Photo: Alexandra Catelain-Orange
Iraqi artist Bilal Bahir by this Baghdad sky works at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
A view of the ground floor of Villa Empain during Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
Osman Yousefzada, Untitled 2 from the Wrapped Objects collection, 2022, hand-blown Murano glass, 35 x 27cm. Photo: Maghie Ghali
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KEIOHCV235CL5BHVJZHLG7A2DM.jpg?smart=true&auth=575ef8ab221738fa6801092426d96366d456f7d926157c4443c818da1ac7549b&width=400&height=225)
Omar Chakil's alabaster works in Le LAB gallery stand at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
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Menart Fair artistic director Joanna Chevalier, left, and director and founder Laure d'Hauteville. Photo: Jules Monnier
Omar Chakil's alabaster works at Le LAB gallery stand at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
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Boghossian Foundation's Villa Empain, venue of the third Menart Fair. Photo: Menart
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Bilal Bahir, Saddam et fleurs du mal, 2021, mixed technique on old paper, 38 x 30cm. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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Osman Yousefzada, Untitled 2 from the Wrapped Objects collection, 2022, hand-blown Murano glass, 35 x 27cm. Photo: Osman Yousefzada
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Bilal Bahir, Tree of Life, 2017, mixed technique on old paper 43 x 32cm. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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The Hanging Garden, Bilal Bahir, 2010. Photo: Bilal Bahir
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Alexandra Catelain-Orange's ceramics, based on the Olivea series by Etel Adnan; ceramics, 50cm. Photo: Alexandra Catelain-Orange
Iraqi artist Bilal Bahir by this Baghdad sky works at Menart Fair. Photo: Maghie Ghali
With Beirut still reeling, Menart Fair offers regional artists a lifeline
The event is a showcase of the diverse creative landscapes of the Middle East and North Africa
Maghie Ghali
08 February, 2023
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