The Guardian
The Guardian
This cockroach was entrusted to protect the last green parcel of the city. Don’t try any type of insecticide; none work.
Ashkal Alwan, in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, collaborated with ten artists in order to permanently install their works in Sioufi Garden after an initial selection by a jury of architects and art critics. Participating Artists: Marwan Rechmaoui, Carma Naim Barakat, Houssam Hatoum, Charles Khoury, Ghassan Abdel Nour, Rita Awn, Imad Issa, Najoua Nahas, Cecile Mohanna Noshie, Wissam Noshie
Year: 1997
Location: Sioufi Garden, Beirut
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Date: 1997
Location: Sioufi Garden
Medium: Sculpture
Material: Colored steel
Section: Contemporary
Duration: Temporary
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Site-specific Intervention
Site-specific Intervention
Site-specific artworks / projects take into consideration the location where it is to be exposed, with regard to both space and community. In other words, it is marked with the site’s history, physical elements, topographical features, socioeconomic factors and/or other significant elements, which make the work impossible to displace, or, at the least, less relevant if not apprehended within this site.
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Site-specific artworks / projects take into consideration the location where it is to be exposed, with regard to both space and community. In other words, it is marked with the site’s history, physical elements, topographical features, socioeconomic factors and/or other significant elements, which make the work impossible to displace, or, at the least, less relevant if not apprehended within this site.
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Framework: Sioufi Garden Project
Authorizations: Colored steel
Commissioner: Ashkal Alwan
This category refers to artworks or projects that take place for a specific amount of time determined by the artist, the commissioner, or the authorities involved.
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