Press
Articles, interviews and shows about the walls, the artists and the art of the uprising.
- Signs and Banners From the 2019 Protests in Downtown Beirut
Hyperallergic, Hrag Vartanian, 2019-10-22
A photo essay of graffiti, stencils and handmade signs from the first days of the protests downtown.
- Street art brings life to downtown Beirut
Middle East Eye, Finbar Anderson, 2019-11-05
A photo gallery with Selim Mawad at work, the silmiyye ("peaceful") mural on the Ring bridge and the painted Egg.
On this site: The Two Bulls, Revolution Wall, Ring bridge, Outside the Egg
- Protest graffiti fills Beirut's posh downtown
AFP, in Arab News, 2019-11-16
Selim Mawad on his bulls and the stolen bicycle, and Hayat Nazer on her phoenix over a burning forest on the ESCWA wall.
On this site: The Two Bulls, Give back our stolen money, ESCWA wall, Phoenix
- Un phoenix, un V de la victoire et un vélo, les graffiti de la révolte à Beyrouth
AFP, in Tendance Ouest, 2019-11-16, in French
The French version of the AFP story above.
On this site: The Two Bulls, Give back our stolen money, ESCWA wall, Phoenix
- Artists take a stand in Lebanon's peaceful uprising
Arab News, Rebecca Anne Proctor, 2019-11-16
Murals, shows and gatherings in support of the protests, among them the Art of Change project of Imane Nasreddine Assaf.
On this site: ESCWA wall
- "Revolution fist", symbol of Lebanon's uprising, set alight
Al Jazeera, 2019-11-22
On Independence Day a man on a motorbike threw a petrol bomb at the giant fist in Martyrs' Square, and protesters vowed to put up a new one.
- ثورة لبنان... عن ضرورية الفن والإبداع في مواجهة السلطة
Raseef22, Paul Katsiflis, 2019-11-27, in Arabic
An essay on why art and creativity matter in the face of power, written during the uprising.
- How are Lebanese protesters using art to express their views?
Euronews, 2019-11-27
Murals, dance, music and illustration in the protests, with the graffiti artist Exist.
- Beirut Street Art: Painting a Revolution Against Walls
Nuart Journal, Danielle Karam, 2020
A study of the uprising's street art, with interviews on the Art of Change "Revolution Wall", Hayat Nazer's phoenix, the Egg and the "Wall of Shame".
On this site: ESCWA wall, Revolution Wall, Ring bridge, Beirut Is Ours, Inside the Egg, Outside the Egg, Phoenix
- 'I Am the Revolution'
Nuart Journal, Cybèle Andrei, 2020
A photo essay on the walls and empty buildings that protesters took over, with Selim Mawad at the Grand Theatre barrier.
On this site: The Two Bulls, Inside the Grand Theatre, Inside the Egg
- Meet the Lebanese artist who has created the heart of revolution
Al-Monitor, Hanan Hamdan, 2020-03-01
Hayat Nazer's heart of tear-gas canisters, stones and barbed wire, set up in Martyrs' Square on 14 February 2020.
On this site: Phoenix
- Once Upon a Time… A Revolution / كان يما كان ثورة
Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Selim Mawad, 2020-07
Selim Mawad's first solo show, 1–31 July 2020. His Minotaurs and antelopes grew out of the paintings he made at Riad el-Solh from October 2019.
On this site: The Two Bulls
- Rise from the rubble: Lebanese artist turns blast debris into symbol of hope
Reuters, in Gulf News, 2020-11-17
Hayat Nazer's statue of a woman, made of glass and debris from homes damaged by the port explosion.