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Etel Adnan — L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer (Beirut-Hell Express)
Etel Adnan

L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer (Beirut-Hell Express)

A comprehensive multimedia work combining an aquatint portfolio with a 55-page accompanying book, presented in an original cardboard portfolio. The piece addresses the Beirut-Hell Express, reflecting on the artist's connection to Lebanon and its troubled history.

Medium
Aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, with the accompanying 55-page book, all contained in the original aquamarine cardboard portfolio.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 17, 2024

Lot 223

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Etel Adnan, L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer (Beirut-Hell Express)

A comprehensive multimedia work combining an aquatint portfolio with a 55-page accompanying book, presented in an original cardboard portfolio. The piece addresses the Beirut-Hell Express, reflecting on the artist's connection to Lebanon and its troubled history.

Medium
Aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, with the accompanying 55-page book, all contained in the original aquamarine cardboard portfolio.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Political, Beirut, Poetic, Lebanese-American, Mixed Media, Narrative, Book Art, Contemporary, Aquatint

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro