Burning Rivieras — Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Marios Fournaris — Analix Forever Gallery — Exhibition — Slash Paris

In 3 days: June 4 → July 4, 2026

With Wonder Beirut (1997–2006), Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige portray the paradox of a contemporary Beirut haunted by the traumas of war. The inseparable and legendary Lebanese artist duo (exhibition “Se souvenir de la lumière” at the Jeu de Paume in 2016; Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2017; Venice Biennale in 2026) appropriated a series of old Beirut postcards partially burned by Abdallah Farah, a fictional pyromaniac photographer. From these images, the artists construct a visual counter-narrative: postcards from the before the war still circulate in the city, depicting the “Levant Riviera” of the 1960s-1970s–a cosmopolitan, seaside modernity that reality is contradicting.

Joana Hadjithomas (1969, Beirut) and Khalil Joreige (1969, Beirut) are Lebanese artists and filmmakers. Their work examines the production of images and representations, as well as the construction of memory and the writing of history, revealing the hidden layers. Their works have been presented in numerous international institutions, including the Centre Pompidou and Jeu de Paume, the Haus der Kunst, and the British Museum. They recently participated in the 2026 Venice Biennale.