Gregory Buchakjian
Gregory Buchakjian (born 1971, in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese photographer, filmmaker and art historian. He studied at the Paris-Sorbonne University. He teaches at Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts ALBA and was co founder, with architects Pierre Hage Boutros and Rana Haddad, of Atelier de Recherche ALBA.[1]
Gregory Buchakjian is member of the advisory committee constituted by ACE - Saradar Group in order to create and manage a collection of modern and contemporary art that will be on display in a private museum.[2]
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Work
Gregory Buchakjian emerged in the art scene after the 2006 Lebanon War within a collective of Lebanese filmmakers.[3] He directed What Shoes, a short animation film[4] presented part of the Videos Under Siege project featured in the Dubai International Film Festival 2008.
In the following years, he slipped into Beirut’s vibrant and underground nightlife. His photographs depict sensuality although violence and anxiety remain hidden.[5] Taking its name "Nighthawks" from a famous painting by Edward Hopper, the project was exhibited in Der Aa-kerk, Groningen as part of the 18th Noorderlicht Photofestival 2011: Metropolis.[6]
Gregory Buchakjian's current work is a documentation and visual interpretation of abandoned dwellings in Beirut.[7]
Publications
- Halte (Labor et Fides, Geneva, 2006)
- Pièces choisies, collection Bank Audi (Bank Audi, Beirut, 2008)
- Esteban Lisa in the land of the Cedars. Tradition and Abstraction (Fundación Esteban Lisa, Buenos Aires and Fundación Antonio Pérez, Disputación de Cuenca, 2010)
- De lumière et de sang (Alarm Editions, Beirut, 2010)
- Art is the answer! Contemporary Lebanese artists and designers (Villa Empain, Brussels, 2012)[8]
- War and other Impossible Possibilities. Thoughts on Arab History and Contemporary Art (Alarm Editions, Beirut, 2012)[9]
Selected exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Nighthawks, Comme des Garçons Guerilla Store, Beirut, 2008[10]
Group exhibitions
- Nafas Beirut, Espace SD, Beirut, 2006[11]
- De Lumière et de Sang, Foundation Audi, Beirut, 2010[12]
- Q Calling the Shots – vol. 1: Architectural Photography, Q Contemporary, Beirut, 2011[13]
- Q Calling the Shots – vol. 2: Narrative Photography, Q Contemporary, Beirut, 2011[14]
- Metropolis. City Life in the Urban Age, Noorderlicht Photofestival 2011, Groningen, 2011[15]
- Platform: The Year in Images, National Museum of Singapore, 2012[16]
- Pellicula, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, 2013[17]
References
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