{"product_id":"lebanese-pavillon-9782370741929","title":"Lebanese Pavillon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, the Lebanese Pavilion exhibits two Lebanese contemporary artists, Danielle Arbid and Ayman Baalbaki, in the exhibition \u003ci\u003eThe World in the Image of Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dialogue between these two artists is characterised by different geographical and aesthetic points of view: the video \u003ci\u003eAllô Chérie\u003c\/i\u003e by Danielle Arbid, a filmmaker and video artist who emigrated to Paris, interacts with \u003ci\u003eJanus Gate\u003c\/i\u003e by Ayman Baalbaki, a painter who lives and works in Beirut. Within his monumental installation, Ayman Baalbaki creates a work embodying the process of fragmentation suffered by the city of Beirut due to the return of barriers and barricades in its streets. The movement of the door of \u003ci\u003eJanus\u003c\/i\u003e, which is alternately wide open, shuttered or closed, responds to the mother of the artist's frantic race car through Beirut. The video is organised in a split screen, enhancing the impression of a divided city. The soundtrack is composed of snatches of negotiations on the phone, accounting for a fractured city in the midst of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue gathers several articles facilitating the apprehension of these two artists and marks the return of the Lebanese Pavilion to the Venice Biennale after five years of absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461150195948,"sku":"9782370741929","price":72.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9782370741929-lebanese-pavillon.jpg?v=1774958936","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lebanese-pavillon-9782370741929","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}