Tony Chakar

Tony Chakar is a Beiruti architect and writer whose work includes several collaborations with the leading contemporary arts association, Ashkal Alwan: “Chimerical City”, 1999; “All That is Solid Melts Into Air”, 2000; “Four Cotton Underwear for Tony”, 2001; “The Eyeless Map”, 2003; “A Window to the World”, 2005; and “The Sky Over Beirut – Walking Tours of the City”, 2009.

Outside Lebanon, Chakar exhibited his work in the region and beyond: Townhouse Gallery Cairo; Contemporary Arab Representations curated by Catherine David and presented in several European cities; Sharjah Biennale, Sao Paolo Biennale and Venice Biennale; Royal College of Art and ICA, London.

Furthermore, Chakar’s art projects and multidisciplinary performances have benefited from several partnerships with other fellow innovative and progressive artists such as Naji Assi, Rouwaysset, “a Modern Vernacular”, 2001; Walid Raad and Bilal Khbeiz, “My neck is Thinner than a Hair”, 2004; Rabih Mroué and Tiago Rodrigues, “Yesterday’s Man”, 2007. Tony Chakar also regularly contributes to European art magazines, and teaches History of Art and History of Architecture at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux arts (ALBA), Balamand University.