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.
Monument #5
Akram Zaatari
Monument #5 is a video of segments of desire in an urban Arab society, where the “image of desire becomes associated with conflict and is expressed through a scandal or crime”. It challenges the thin line which separates public and private life.
| Date: | 1999 |
| Location: | Corniche El Manara |
| Medium: | Installation, Video |
| Material: | Video |
| Section: | Contemporary |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Site-specific intervention |
| Framework: | The Corniche Project |
| Authorizations: | Municipality of Beirut |
| Commissioner: | Ashkal Alwan |