With an international presence in Paris, Beirut and New York, Mark Hachem Gallery represents a diverse roster of artists exploring unexpected materials and in turn showcase works that challenge our perception.  The artists featured at VOLTA transcend geographical lines and explore kineticism to Op’Art.                       […]

This year has been a ‘Storm of Hope,” in many ways.  The phrase is anthemic and poignant in that it speaks to the eye of the storm that we have found ourselves in- one unprecedented rain after another.  Robert Longo looks to the unflinching photographic documentation of these moments and renders them by hand so […]

In the Black Book series, Manny Prieres investigates books that bind American culture.  The pillars of literature often have a controversial history: banned, burned and reviled, these titles become even more appealing once they are marked as taboo.  What does mainstream culture want to hide? Prieres’s renderings are deceptively simple conveyed in various shades of black. […]

“What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.” – Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha     Ahmad Zakii Anwar sits behind a wooden table in the center of Andrew Shire Gallery tracing the ceramic ring of the […]