MARK HACHEM GALLERY RICARDO MBARKHO

 MARK HACHEM GALLERY RICARDO MBARKHO Born in 1974, Beirut, Lebanon. EN Born in Beirut in 1974, Ricardo Mbarkho is an artist and lecturer living in Lebanon. Ricardo Mbarkho received his Art Diplomas from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-­Arts and the Ecole Supérieure d’Etudes Cinématographiques in Paris, and from the Institut Supérieur des Beaux-­
Arts in Beirut. He also completed an exchange study program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. In his digital images as well as in his time-­based work, he investigates multiple questions related to language, communication, and creative industries issues within the socio-­political sphere. His work is presented in several festivals and exhibitions in Lebanon and abroad. FR Né à Beyrouth en 1974, Ricardo Mbarkho est un artiste et conférencier vivant au Liban. Diplômé de l’Ecole des Beaux-­Arts et de l’Ecole Supérieure d’études cinématographiques, il complète son cursus avec un programme d’échange Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Aussi bien dans ses images digitales que ses travaux basés sur le temps, il aborde de nombreuses questions autour du langage, de la communication et des industries créatives issues de la sphère socio-­
politique. Son travail est présenté dans différents festivals et expositions au Liban et à l’étranger. EXHIBITIONS SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 Arab collective exhibition, Mark Hachem Gallery, Beirut, LEBANON 2012 Fine Pixels, Galerie Mark Hachem, Beirut, LEBANON 2009 Since Art, microARTos, Contemporary Art Center, Madrid, SPAIN 2001 -­ 2013 Annual exhibition of the relational artwork The Lebanese Tabbouleh Day, LEBANON 2010 -­ 2013 Actions via Internet and at Souk el Tayeb, Beirut, LEBANON 2009 Action via Internet 2007 -­ 2008 Actions via Internet and at Souk el Tayeb, Beirut, LEBANON 2006 Action via Internet and at Biennale de Paris, FRANCE 2001 -­ 2005 Actions via Internet 1999 Week-­end Pierre-­Yves Fave Portes Ouvertes, Pierre-­Yves Fave apartment, Les Lilas, FRANCE INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS 2015 Spectrum Miami Art Fair, Miami, USA 2014 Spectrum Miami Art Fair, Miami, USA 2013 Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, LEBANON Art Paris Art Fair, Galerie Mark Hachem, Grand Palais, Paris, FRANCE 2011 Contemporary Istanbul, Galerie Mark Hachem, Istanbul, TURKEY MENASART Fair, Beirut, LEBANON 2008 Art Paris Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE