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Rayyane Tabet

Rayyane Tabet was born in 1983 in Ashqout, Lebanon. He received a Bachelor in Architecture from the Cooper Union and a Master in Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. His work has been featured in Art Now in Lebanon, Darat al Funun, Amman (2008) and in the book Younger than Jesus: The Artist Directory, published by Phaidon Press (2009). Tabet was included in Plot for a Biennial, Sharjah Biennial 10 (2011) and The Ungovernables, New Museum Triennial, New York (2012). Rayyane Tabet’s artistic practise starts from personal objects that offer a reflection on the social and historical context of life in Lebanon. The artist reveals the hidden history of these objects by recreating and transforming them. He abstracts the personal experience, so the object’s underlying personal memories solidify into a social memory, of the kind that made an impact on the development of Lebanon’s shifting society.
The Special Prize winner
Rayyane Tabet was born in 1983 in Ashqout, Lebanon. He received a Bachelor in Architecture from the Cooper Union and a Master in Fine Arts from the University of California, San Diego. His work has been featured in Art Now in Lebanon, Darat al Funun, Amman (2008) and in the book Younger than Jesus: The Artist Directory, published by Phaidon Press (2009). Tabet was included in Plot for a Biennial, Sharjah Biennial 10 (2011) and The Ungovernables, New Museum Triennial, New York (2012). Rayyane Tabet’s artistic practise starts from personal objects that offer a reflection on the social and historical context of life in Lebanon. The artist reveals the hidden history of these objects by recreating and transforming them. He abstracts the personal experience, so the object’s underlying personal memories solidify into a social memory, of the kind that made an impact on the development of Lebanon’s shifting society.

The Special Prize winner