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Basel Dalloul
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Born into a family of art-lovers and collectors, Basel Dalloul tells Selections how he began collecting at a young age
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Mazen & Loulia
Souheid |
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"90% de
notre épargne part dans l'art"
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Mohammad Maktabi
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"Collectionner,
c'est aimer...
De manière obsessive"
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Grégory Buchakjian
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"On peut
acheter de l'art sans se ruiner"
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Karim et Sandro
Saadé |
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"L'erreur
fait partie de la collection"
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Abraham Karabajakian
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"Le goût
est un muscle à exercer"
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Philippe Jabre |
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"Ce sont des
moments d'histoire qui m'intéressent"
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Tarek Nahas |
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"Collectionner
n'a rien d'un passe-temps"
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Claude Leman |
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It was the
discovery of an illustrated artist book
which inspired Claude Lemand to establish a
gallery in Paris...
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Samir Saleeby |
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Un amateur
éclairé, Samir Saleeby, a récemment fait don
à l'Université américaine de Beyrouth d'une
collection emblématique de la naissance de
l'art moderne au Liban. Initiative hautement
louable...
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Gaby Daher |
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Gaby Daher
pourrait parler des heures de ses trésors «
orientalistes » : peintures, mais aussi
mobilier, sculptures et verrerie...qu’il a
patiemment – et passionnément – accumulés au
cours de ces deux dernières décennies...
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Michel Harmouche |
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Michel
Harmouche, un nom synonyme de goût et
raffinement, et signature de quelques-uns
des plus beaux décors d'intérieurs
beyrouthins...
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Farouk Abillama
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Farouk
Abillama, passionné de peinture libanaise
moderne...
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Antoine & Janine Maamari |
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Their lives
have taken them from Beirut and Cairo to
London, Paris, Montreal and back to Beirut
again...
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Amel & Ziad Makkawi
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Art Sawa -
Amel B. Makkawi
"We like people to be at first touched by
the art and then, if necessary, we try to
explain it"
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Hala & Noor Fares |
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"Art is
not limited to something you hang on the
Wall. Everything around us is a form of art
- from a picture frame, to a box, to a table
setting...."
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Roland Haraoui |
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"When I buy
something I know it will have value fifteen
years down the road ... this is the market,
you have to be patient. You have to wait, to
love what you have."
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Melek & Rami Nimer |
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"Art is the
history of memory. It doesn't come out of
the blue."
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Lord & Lady Palumbo
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"Art has the
power to lift people, to create a higher
dimension, if it's good enough."
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Raghida Ghandour & Basil Al-Rahim |
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"Art is not
the engine that drives cultural development.
Like a mirror it is the reflection of what
you have in the culture. But a mirror also
helps you see yourself and change."
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Maya & Ramzy Rasamny |
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"My
husband and I collect to better understand
ourselves and to understand what is
happening around us... collecting and
especially philanthropy are extremely
gratifying for us."
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Dania & Kareem Sakka
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"It's all
about a common interest, other then the
children. It's the one interest that we
really are both passionate about"
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Maria & Malek Sukkar
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"Every
collector starts from a very personal
point de départ... you see a piece you
like, you see another piece, you start the
process ... it's like a snowball."
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Yvonne,
Lady Cochrane Sursock |
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"If you want tradition you have to come
to the mountains with the villagers ..."
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Cherine Magrabi & Ahmed Tayeb |
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"Collecting involves passions and emotions.
It speaks of instincts and impressions. It's
an addiction."
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Khalil Nahoul
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Khalil Nahoul,
le mécène libanais honoré par la ville de
Nice...
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Bushra Salha
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Viewing
internationally recognized Fine Art in a
hotel space - Hotel Phoenicia - was a first
for Lebanon...
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Nohad al Machnouk |
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"Colors of
life"...that's how H.E. Nohad al Machnouk
describes his Arab art collection, which he
started collecting in 1978, during his
professional trip to Bagdad, Damascus and
Cairo.
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Carlos Slim |
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Slim, 71, is
the son of a Lebanese-born merchant whose
conglomerate of retail, telecom,
manufacturing and construction companies
dominates Mexico's commercial landscape.
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Tony Salame |
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In this issue
of Canvas, we delve into the world of
renowned Lebanese entrepreneur and art
collector, Tony Salame, and his appreciation
for Italian art.
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Albert and Jean Boghossian |
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Following in the footsteps of the famous
Armenian-Lebanese family of jewelry
designers, the Boghossian brothers expand on
their philanthropic adventures in Armenia.
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Viviane Debbas
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As an art and jewelry collector on one hand,
and boutique owner at the Phoenicia
International Hotel on the other, Viviane
Debbas tells Canvas magazine about her
pursuit of beauty.
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Gary Nader
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Other than being a leading businessman in
many fields, Gary Nader is also the owner of
one of the largest collections of Latin
American Art. We explore his home in this
issue.
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Johnny Mokbel |
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In his state-of-the-art home in Sursock,
Johnny Mokbel shares with Canvas magazine
his impressive collection of purely Lebanese
artists’ work, from famous legends of the
art world to upcoming stars.
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George Yacoub |
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In his London apartment, George Yacoub talks
about his lifelong love affair with ancient
maps, a fascination that started at the age
of 10 in his childhood home in Ras Beirut,
Lebanon.
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Jawad Adra |
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Entrepreneurial and cultural custodian,
Jawad Adra invites Canvas to his residence
in Chekka, north Lebanon, where he informs
us about his dedication to protecting art
and not just collecting it.
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Emile Hannouche |
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In his beautiful home in Chtaura, a village
near the Bekaa Valley, Emile Hannouche
invites us to his mind-blowing collection of
iconography, dating from the very early ages
to modern times.
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Ramzi Saidi |
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In his Jwayya home in the south of Lebanon,
Ramzi Saidi introduces us to his collected
paintings, which consist of self-portraits
of famous Lebanese artists and landscapes.
His is truly a vast collection that caters
to a wide audience.
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Raymond Audi |
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Probably one of the most famous banking
entrepreneurs in the region, Raymond Audi’s
knowledge of finance and his exquisite taste
in art are apparent in all his bank’s
branches across the country.
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