arts24 - 2026 Contemporary Art Biennale: Lebanon’s art, old and new
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“2026 Contemporary Art Biennale: Lebanon’s art, old and new”
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Wikipedia entries only mention the 61st Venice Biennale's date (2026) and general details about the Venice Biennale format. None explicitly confirm Lebanon's art participation or the specific claim about traditional/modern art inclusion.
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— The 61st Venice Biennale is an upcoming international contemporary art exhibition to be held in 2026. The Venice Biennale takes place every two years in Venice, Italy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Venice_Biennale
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— The Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art held in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest art exhibition in the country and the biggest contemporary a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi-Muziris_Biennale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi-Muziris_Biennale
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— The Venice Biennale ( BEE-en-AH-lay, -lee; Italian: la Biennale di Venezia [la bi.enˈnaːle di veˈnɛttsja]) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy. There are two main…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale
“Nabil Nahas has been painting for seven decades.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Nabil Nahas' painting history or duration.
“he is now presenting his latest monumental work in Venice as his country’s representative at the 2026 Contemporary Art Biennale”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to confirm Nabil Nahas' participation in the 2026 Biennale or his work in Venice.
“We also take a tour of a new exhibition exploring millennia of diverse civilisational influences on Byblos, as the Arab World Institute in Paris shines a spotlight on the Lebanese port city’s rich cultural heritage”
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Wikipedia entry for Institut du monde arabe confirms its existence and mission but does not mention a specific exhibition on Byblos. Other sources (Jean Nouvel, Mahmoud Sa'id) are unrelated.
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— The Institut du monde arabe (French: [ɛ̃stity dy mɔ̃d aʁab], Arab World Institute; abbr. IMA) is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_du_monde_arabe
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— Jean Nouvel (French: [ʒɑ̃ nuvɛl]; born 12 August 1945) is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nouvel
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— Mahmoud Said Bey (Arabic: محمود سعيد) (April 8, 1897 – April 8, 1964) was an Egyptian judge and painter from Alexandria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Sa'id
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Sa'id
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