Hassan Khan, Nida Ghouse and Marie Muracciole

Following the opening of the portrait is an address, Hassan khan’s first solo show in Beirut and the first sole in-depth exploration of the portrait as one central aspect of khan’s practice, Beirut art center hosts a talk with the artist. Joining khan in this talk will be the writer and curator Nida Ghouse and Marie Muracciole, director of BAC.  In 2011, Ghouse met with khan for a talk that was titled 14 proper nouns at the Delfina foundation drawing on a set of references from Hassan khan’s seminal work 17 and in auc (2003). This talk brings the two back together to highlight khan’s practice and the important aspects of his work with a focus on the artworks exhibited in the current exhibition.