Arts
SAMY SNOUSSI
La Cantine du Faubourg is excited to announce its new exhibition showcasing the French-Moroccan artist Samy Snoussi.
Born in 1993 in Toulouse, Samy Snoussi has a degree in urban design from the University of Montreal and now lives between Casablanca and Paris. Samy SNOUSSI presents his first solo exhibition in July 2020 in Casablanca, at the exhibition center of the RUE DE TANGER. He participates in the AKAA (Also Known As Africa) a contemporary African art event.
Soon after, he exhibited internationally in 3 group shows, in London, Abidjan and Tangier. His works are now present at the Thema gallery and on the European digital gallery Singulart. On April, 2022, he participated in the international advertising campaign "land of light" for the promotion of his country Morocco. On July 27, 2022 he exhibited at the Parisian gallery GAIA alongside other emerging artists.
Dates: March 8th - April 5th 2023
JONONE
John Andrew Perello, AKA JonOne, is a graffiti artist, born in 1963 in New York, USA. Born in New York’s Harlem neighborhood, Jon was introduced to street art at an early age, tagging his name on the city streets. In 1984, he founded the graffiti group 156 All Starz, which cemented his career path. Attending the likes of the iconic Studio 54, Jon rubbed shoulders with Jean Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, before relocating to Paris in 1987, where he quickly made a name for himself. Working on a wealth of creative projects and exhibiting on a global scale – from China to Berlin and everywhere in between – his style is a colorful explosion, both bright and bold.
IHAB AHMAD
Born in Beirut in 1983, Ihab Ahmad graduated in Visual Communication Art from the Lebanese University.
Ihab's work is diverse - In addition to acrylic & collage on canvas,
he developed a symbiotic relationship with his intriguing natural geometric symbols
such as fish, eyes, trees, all of which emerged as an intense & bright abstraction.
This connection is entrenched in his determination to defy his childhood memories of war.
His joyful art & affinity with color became a powerful message of optimism.
Every work has the potential to reveal the artist’s psyche.
The symbols elaborated on his canvas trigger the imagination of the viewer,
a dialogue with the surreal, and an open ended horizon of contemplation & decoding.
SLIMI
SLIMI Magazine is a quarterly curation of inspirational imagery and exposé, featuring the
masterworks of fashion. With each issue, SLIMI takes the reader on a visual journey
exploring the worlds of art, fashion and travel through a new lens. It acts as a platform for
talent, pushing it’s vision against the status-quo.
For a celebration of Paris fashion week La Cantine spotlighted photography curated directly
from the pages of Slimi. The worlds of Chanel, Saint Laurent, Gucci, Balmain and Burberry
were re-imagined by the industry’s pioneering creative minds to live for a time at La Cantine
du Faubourg.
Richard Hambleton
In November 2015 La Cantine du Faubourg, in collaboration with Nicholas Spree from
Woodbury Art, welcomed the “Godfather of Street Art” Richard Hambleton’s original works for
their Dubai debut. Three never-before-seen original pieces and ten limited editions were on
display.
Richard Hambleton is recognized as one of the most legendary pop expressionists in history
and pre-eminent street artists alongside close friends of the Downtown New York art
movement, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His work is world-renowned for having
permeated the collective consciousness of its viewers as the largest social experiment
through art.
Camille Walala
March 2017 saw the Middle East Premiere of “ECLECTIC LINES” by the purveyor of
powerfully positive digital print Camille Walala.
Seen in venues and adorning buildings across London, Sydney, New York and beyond,
Camille’s designs are instantly recognisable, explode with energy and are engineered to
evoke a smile in anyone who sees them. She is influenced by the Memphis Movement, the
Ndebele tribe and Optical Art master Vasarely alongside the simple desire to put a smile on
people’s faces. Her signature Tribal POP style present a boundless energy that work perfectly
for show-stopping and social spaces – “the bigger the better”.
Her geometric designs can be found in the streets of London, New York and Paris… and with
thanks to La Cantine, now Dubai!
Tasnim Baghdadi
From May 2018 La Cantine du Faubourg welcomed the figurative and abstract artwork of German-Moroccan artist Tasnim Baghdadi. The illustrator, visual artist and designer is inspired by modern art and recording the process of searching for a contemporary visual language in the range between the abstract and the figurative.
STEPHANE DESSAINT
Every single one of his Stephane’s photographs is designed to be unique. As an Agent, assistant, artistic director, he has learned all the angles of his profession and has since become a renowned photographer. He learned photography techniques in NYC by watching the work of others, hanging out with the biggest fashion and art photographers in the city and by creating his own image consultant agency.
His work is currently shown in art galleries in Paris, New York and St Barths with his work also featured in the catalogues of many international art galleries.
ALI CHAABAN
The 2017 art season at La Cantine began with an exhibition around the works of the young Lebanese talent Ali Chaaban. At 25, Ali is already identified as one of the contemporary artists with the most interesting potential of the region.
Ali is a Lebanese artist born and raised in Kuwait, an observer of culture and traditions which are often reflected in his work. With a background in anthropology, some seem to recognize Ali as a pop-culture analyst. His work revolves around the notion of nostalgia which is depicted so intricately in his art, tackling socio-political issues such as the Arabian identity and the state of dystopia. The impression that “Arabs are strangers everywhere,” resides with diasporas; the struggle of identity amongst the masses is a never-ending research. Through art is where one finds a common language that displays what is seen but never told.
Ali has exhibited with galleries such as Ayyam (Jeddah), Mark Hachem (Beirut) and Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt in (Paris). He is also one of the founders of “Live Demo,” an experimental art collective, which displays creative work that is timeless to a space not restricted by intersectroal boundaries.
NADINE KANSO
In March 2016 La Cantine du Faubourg welcomed Nadine Kanso, who in herself and through her work, is the very DNA of Dubai. Although Lebanon is her country of birth, Dubai has become her world of expression.
She has experienced the city’s creative awakening and enthusiastic expansion over the past 17 years. From her roots to her new home of adoption, Nadine Kanso’s work explores new ways to express what it means to be an Arab in today’s world. Crying out Beirut’s dualism of both suffering and joy, underlining Dubai’s ambivalent shapes, both extravagantly materialistic and humanly authentic.
Her message is a message of optimism, written out in the ancient art of calligraphy, throughout her photography, collages and now, the walls of La Cantine du Faubourg. This creative dialogue masterfully confronts issues of cultural identity, offering very personal insight yet allowing room for the individual to ponder.
KOKIAN
The very first talent brought to La Cantine du Faubourg in Paris more than 18 years ago, the association with the artist Kokian is still going strong. Today, his black and white signature still adorns items such as menus and business cards with his canvases regularly making an appearance on the restaurant walls.
Born in Paris in 1971 Kokian spent his childhood in Burma and Morocco, before moving back to France. Raised at the crossroads of Asian and Moorish cultures, he clashed with the Western-European world on his return to France. This led to a life of solitude, which explains his denunciation of social injustices. Kokian then moved to New York, where he experienced an artistic rebirth, forging his socially-committed street art. His work is now renowned worldwide and can be found in numerous galleries from Paris to New York and Moscow.
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SAMY SNOUSSI
JonOne
Ihab Ahmad
SLIMI
Richard Hambleton
Camille Walala
Tasnim Baghdadi
STEPHANE DESSAINT
ALI CHAABAN
NADINE KANSO
