Public programs

nonsite.org emerges in part out of interest in a set of theoretical topics – the ontology of the work of art, the question of intentionality, the ongoing appeal of different and sometimes competing materialisms – and in part out of opposition to the dominant accounts of those topics.

There’s a difference between what a painter tries to make you see and the brush marks with which he or she tries to make you see it. This talk will be about a moment where the movement of the painter’s hand comes to seem crucial, but also where the question of what exactly moving your hand is becomes controversial.

Led by Clémence Cottard Hachem, this tour will delve into Cy Twombly’s photographic practice and techniques.

Join us for the screening of Roy Samaha's Landscape at Noon (2014-16). Following the screening, there will be a discussion with the filmmaker.

Join us for the launch of the publication Modern Art in the Arab World: Primary Documents (2018), edited by Anneka Lenssen, Sarah Rogers, and Nada Shabout.

This four-part workshop led by Joseph Kai accentuates the importance of criticism, critical thinking, and press illustration in the field of journalism and politics in the social/cultural landscape.

In this workshop, kids will work together to analyze, interpret, and express a reaction to newspapers' content visually.

In this talk, artist Marwan Rechmaoui discusses his most recent work, Blazon (2015).

The Sursock Museum is taking part in La Nuit des Musées, a city-wide event where museums open their doors late into the night. The Museum will be open until midnight.

Join us for a conversation between artist Karine Wehbé, Waddah Charara, and Frank Darwiche. The discussion runs in parallel to Karine Wehbé’s exhibition Capturing the Ephemeral, organized by Beirut Art Residency (BAR).