Helen Khal, Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s — Carla Chammas, Rachel Dedman, Omar Kholeif Lebanon friends arriving with stacks of

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The summer 2020 issue of Mizna is guest edited by Zeyn Joukhadar and speaks to bodily autonomy

Helen Khal, Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s — Carla Chammas, Rachel Dedman, Omar Kholeif Lebanon friends arriving with stacks ofHelen Khal: Gallery One and Beirut in the 1960s is a reflective exhibition catalogue; part archive, as well as a living testament to the late Helen Khal (1923 2009). A polymath, an artist, educator, and writer, Khal was also the co founder of Gallery One, the first modern and contemporary art gallery in Lebanon, which opened its doors to the public in Beirut, in 1963. The catalogue follows on from an exhibition initiated by Carla Chammas and curated