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.
The Wishing Fountain
Raafat Majzoub
‘The Wishing Fountain – مال عام’ is a public art installation in Hamra Street allowing people of the city to share money with each other while raising awareness about the escalating crisis of street beggars and the increasing privatization and societal self-centeredness in urban Lebanon today.
| Date: | 2014 |
| Location: | Hamra |
| Medium: | Sculpture, Installation |
| Material: | N/A |
| Section: | Contemporary |
| Duration: | Temporary |
| Tags: | Social practice Participatory art Public sculpture |
| Authorizations: | N/A |
| Commissioner: | Artist-led initiative |