TAP's Database of Public Art Practices in Lebanon
Our Database of Public Art Practices is an on-going research project archiving public art interventions that have taken place in Lebanon from 1980 to present day.
Af-Fair
Franziska Pierwoss
In this project Pierwoss wove plastic ribbons, commonly used in the streets during festivities in Lebanon, through, between and across the arches, the red lines “holding the building hostage” she explains, “whilst also ready to celebrate its role as a monument to another kind of modernity.”
| Date: | 2008 |
| Location: | Rachid Karame International Fair |
| Medium: | Installation |
| Material: | Red Ribbons |
| Section: | Contemporary |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Site-specific intervention |
| Authorizations: | Municipality of Tripoli |
| Commissioner: | Artist-led initiative |