UrbanDawn2, Beirut, Lebanon

15 October – 13 November 2016

Art platform curator19.90 has chosen to bring the 2nd edition of Urban Dawn to Beirut, Lebanon making it the largest urban art exhibition to take place in the region. The month-long show featured a selection of curated artworks from both established and emerging young artists from around the globe. Much of the work on view isimmersively linked to the urban environment, drawing heavily on graffiti traditions and street art.

The project was engaged in some of the social complexities that Lebanon faces today through various artistic projects. The artists Finok and Ethos created two large-scale murals to be donated to the city whilst the artist Gilf created work on a woman's prison. The platform hopes to provide a rich program with various talks, master classes and artist-led tours that will be engaging to the visitors.

Urban Dawn II included artworks by Ethos, Finok, Demsky, Base23, Frederik Nablaerod, Harif Guzman, superstars such as El Mac, Andrew Schoultz, ECB, Retna, Shepard Fairey, DEM183, Ashekman, EPS and others.