MENASA Art Fair

Date: Wed, 2011-07-13 (All day) - Sat, 2011-07-16 (All day)

The artistic maturity of the art world continues to evolve and prosper, as evidenced over the past years
with the escalating audience of collectors and professionals notably from the Middle East, Iran, Malaysia
and North Africa.
Our intuition reverberates increasingly louder each month. ME.NA.SA is not only a vast economic region
that has emerged in recent years. It is most importantly a kind of transverse continent, intercontinental,
with its own identity both artistically and culturally.
This assertion, recent and amplified, coincides with a historic “shift” in the art market, which after origi-
nating from France just before World War II and subsequently established in the United States through
Great Britain before turning to the Chinese artists in the late 90s, now looks toward the «whole arabic
territory”. That is to say ME.NA.SA. This is a real historic opportunity for us all ! It is our responsibility,
today, to promote this shift which should mark durably the art history, in the next two or three years …or
never.
It will, only if we all wish it, want it and claim it !

Beirut, despite the hardships of its history, reaffirms its position as the heart of this “cross-cutting conti-
nent» and the ME.NA.SA cultural capital by reminding us that art allows for dialogue, trade and reconcilia-
tions. Art is the universal language par excellence. It brings us closer to share values, the same ones which
can sometimes separate us in other contexts.
Gathering artists of this vast territory together is momentous. MENASART-FAIR is the platform that will al-
low us, again, to claim ME.NA.SA in Beirut this coming July 13th to 16th !

MENASART-FAIR’S CONCEPT

THE FAIR: A boutique-style exclusive commercial fair that will gather galleries and artists from
the ME.NA.SA region

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: Tailor-made educational seminars, debates and lectures by leading
experts will support the fair

OPENING EVENT: An important and exclusive Ceremony will open the fair

OTHER EVENTS: Surrounding satellite exhibitions, such as monumental sculpture space, photo-
graphy corner, etc.

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