About Artist
Lebanese photographer and filmmaker Fouad Elkoury was born in Paris in 1952. He studied architecture in London before switching to photography. Elkoury’s images of the war in Lebanon gained him international recognition.
Elkoury began his career documenting daily life during the Lebanese Civil War. He covered the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and found himself on board the Atlantis, the ship that Yasser Arafat was evacuated on, which led to an unexpected nautical photo essay. In 1991, he was part of a collective photographic project with Robert Frank, Raymond Depardon, René Burri, Josef Koudelka, and Gabriele Basilico that captured the ruins of Beirut’s war-torn city center. Elkoury is also one of the cofounders of the Arab Image Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve, and study photographs from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Arab diaspora.
Elkoury’s work has been shown worldwide, in solo and group exhibitions. Notably, he represented Lebanon at the 52nd Venice Biennale (Italy, 2007). In 2011, he presented a comprehensive solo exhibition at the Beirut Art Center in Lebanon. His filmography includes: Welcome to Beirut (2005); Moving Out (2004); Lettres à Francine (2002); The Wandering Myth (2001); and Jours tranquiles en Palestine (1998).
Conditions
The following conditions of sale describe the relationship between the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA and the buyers, prospective buyers, and bidders for the Keyword: Palestine II Art Exhibition and Auction which will begin on March 2nd, 2020, and end on December 31st, 2020. By using this website to buy, bid, or inquire about any artwork, you agree to be bound by these conditions.
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