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.
T-Races BSC 4971
Nadim Karam
More than 500 war-damaged buildings were systematically eradicated and major infrastructural works went underway in Beirut. Meanwhile roads shifted, disappeared and were recreated. In this transitory climate, twenty different 5.5m high sculptures entered the city, embarking on an itinerant series of installations on bridges, squares, rooftops and finally aligning along the Mediterranean coast before disappearing.
| Date: | 1997 |
| Location: | Downtown Beirut |
| Medium: | Installation, Sculpture |
| Material: | N/A |
| Section: | Contemporary |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Public sculpture |
| Authorizations: | Municipality of Beirut |
| Commissioner: | Artist-led initiative |