ArtDayME: Bassam Freiha Art Foundation presents a new exhibition cycle bringing together different generations of Lebanese artists, exploring themes of identity, memory, belonging, and the relationship between art and human experience.

Curated by Dr. Michaela Watrelot, the three exhibitions offer distinct artistic perspectives while reflecting on shared cultural histories.

Paul Guiragossian: 100 Years of Art, co-curated with Manuella Guiragossian, celebrates the centenary of one of the most significant figures in modern Lebanese art. Through paintings, drawings, and archival material, the retrospective traces his artistic evolution, revealing a deeply personal journey shaped by family, displacement, and the search for belonging.

Alfred Basbous: Sculpting the Line explores the Lebanese sculptor’s lifelong engagement with the human form, movement, and abstraction. Transforming stone and bronze into fluid, organic compositions, Basbous invites us to reconsider the relationship between volume, space, and the human body.

Roots Before Petals, presented in the Annex Gallery, brings together three generations of Lebanese women artists: Helen Khal, Etel Adnan, and Lana Khayat. Through painting and installation, the exhibition creates a dialogue around nature, memory, and homeland, featuring Khayat’s new series Dessine-moi un pays, le Liban alongside works by Adnan and Khal.

Together, the exhibitions reveal the many ways artists engage with personal and collective histories, and how art connects us to the places, people, and memories that shape our identities.

The exhibitions run from 17 October 2026 to 17 January 2027 at the Bassam Freiha Art Foundation on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.