The merging of streetart, calligraphy and activism
Join us for an evening with post doctoral fellow Anders Hastrup and the Lebanese-born artist and activist Yazan Halwani. Learn about how Halwani works in the intersection of Western graffiti, Arabic calligraphy and portrait painting. And how this relates to his activism.
About the talk
Yazan Halwani started painting to protest against Lebanon's traditionally sectarian politics and the Lebanese Civil War (1975.1990). He celebrates Lebanon's unique heritage and the creation of a unified national identity of secularism. The mural Eternal Sabah in beirut's Hamra district is his most recognized work. In 2011 Yazan decided to change his tyle and started leveraging Arabic calligraphy and portraits of Arab People.
Learn more about the process of Halwani's work and activism when he engages in a conversation with Anders Hastrup.
The conversation is in English.
About the speakers
Yazan Halwani is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and Harvard Business School.
Anders Hastrup is the former director of the Danish Institute in Damascus and, since the Arab uprisings in 2011, has dealt extensively with the relationship between art and activism in the Arab world.