To mark its 10th anniversary, Marfa’ invites eighteen galleries from around the world to participate in an exhibition at its Beirut location.
After a decade of exhibitions, art fairs and fruitful collaborations with colleagues worldwide, Marfa’ celebrates this anniversary with the spirit of a birthday party. Galleries from around the world whose support was uplifting within the challenging context of the past five years are invited to present one or more of their artists in a group exhibition at Marfa’. Through this, Marfa’ hopes to collaborate on a gesture that transforms the anniversary into a shared celebration. Highlighting the values of collegiality and community, Marfa’ 10 emphasizes that all galleries face similar challenges and can benefit from mutual support, regardless of location or size.
The initiative showcases the possibility of building cross-cultural conversations between galleries and artists alike, reinforcing that art remains a powerful connector even in complex contexts. At its core, the exhibition is about celebrating togetherness – bringing friends closer and opening new doors for dialogue.
The participating galleries are:
Alexander Gray Associates (New York)
Marcelle Alix (Paris)
Galerie Chantal Crousel (Paris)
Marfa’ (Beirut)
Emalin (London)
Sadie Coles HQ (London)
Experimenter (Kolkata)
Sans Titre (Paris)
Franco Noero (Turin)
Soft Opening (London)
Gypsum (Cairo)
Stevenson (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam)
Hot Wheels (Athens, London)
Sultana (Paris)
In Situ – Fabienne Leclerc (Romainville)
Sylvia Kouvali (London, Athens)
kurimanzutto (Mexico City, New York)
The Approach (London)
LC Queisser (Cologne, Tbilisi)
In the exhibition, Marfa’ will present works by gallery artists Mohamad Abdouni, Talar Aghbashian, Ahmad Ghossein, Tamara Al-Samerraei, Caline Aoun, Vartan Avakian, Omar Fakhoury, Majd Abdel Hamid, Maysam Hindy, Lamia Joreige, Seta Manoukian, Stéphanie Saadé, Rania Stephan, Paola Yacoub and Raed Yassin. These will be shown alongside works by international artists including Steve Locke (Alexander Gray Associates), Daiga Grantina (Emalin), Marina Xenofontos (Hot Wheels), Mark Dion (In Situ – fabienne leclerc), Abraham Cruzvillegas (kurimanzutto), Thea Gvetadze and Elene Chantladze (LC Queisser), Armineh Negahdari (Marcelle Alix), Alvaro Barrington (Sadie Coles HQ), Hamish Pearch (sans titre), Joanne Burke (Soft Opening), Penny Siopis (Stevenson), Olivier Millagou (Galerie Sultana), Ulrike Müller (Sylvia Kouvali), Helene Appel and Hana Miletić (The Approach), Ayesha Sultana (Experimenter), David Douard (Galerie Chantal Crousel), Taha Belal (Gypsum), and Robert Mapplethorpe (Franco Noero).
Press release from Marfa’ Projects
Image: Daiga Grantina. Saleem. 2025. Plywood, ink, metal mesh, silicone, glitter, staples. 24 x 55x 7.5 cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Emalin London
