Re-Thinking Beirut: exposition in Triennale Milan

Re-thinking Beirut is a project by the cultural lab aMAZElab, directed by Claudia Zanfi, floowing the international event Salone del Mobile, at Triennale Milan.
aMAZElab, in collaboration with Art Book and the Province of Milan, proposes “Re-Thinking Beirut”, a series of cultural events and visual installations dedicated to the current cultural, social and geo-political aspects of the Lebanese capital town. The project sets out to investigate contemporary Beirut life, through the contributions of intellectuals of the highest level, as well as through an arts exhibition programme accompanied by a cycle of conferences, with the use of a multi-disciplinary approach. With contributions from artists, architects, sociologists, geographers, journalists, etc. the project analyses the new urban geography, both physical and mental.
Art Book will host on Monday, 23rd of April, the group of Lebanese architects L.E.F.T. will meet Stefano Boeri for a discussion on “Architecture and Society: the re-construction of Beirut”. The LEFT team, headed by Steven Holl, is involved in the reconstruction project of Marina Beirut.


Re-Thinking Beirut
Vernissage: Mon 23 Apr, 6:30 PM
address: Triennale, Viale Alemagna 6, Milan
info email: info@amaze.it
web: www.amaze.it
entrance: free



Following in May:
Conference: Beirut, geopolitics signs
When: Tue 8 May, 6:30 PM
Ref.: Prof.ssa Marcella Schmidt, Prof. Fabrizio Eva
Where: Art Book Milano, Via Ventura 5, Milan
entrance: free

Exposition Vernissage: A travel between memory and identities, Ali Hassoun
When: Fri 11 May, 6PM
Where: Triennale, Viale Alemagna 6, Milan
entrance: free

Conference/concert: The lebanese music between tradition and modernity, Manuela Giolfo and Takht Cham Ensemble
When: Sun 13 May, 6PM
Where: Triennale, Viale Alemagna 6, Milan
entrance: free