Artists and institutions in Beirut, large and small, have rebuilt several times since the outbreak of Lebanon's 15-year civil war in 1975 and through subsequent conflict. But even before the explosion that has wrecked the city, the country's long-dysfunctional political system was spiraling, taking the currency, the economy and even the electricity grid along with […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:02PM on August 19, 2020