Art in Office: Artworks from Around AUB Campus

Art in Office sets on display works of art selected from various academic and administrative buildings and offices at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

During its long history, AUB has accumulated many works of art that one encounters daily. Some are part of the AUB art collection (having been donated by artists or other benefactors over the years) while others are the property of those who come to occupy a particular space. The artworks encountered in the rooms and corners of campus belong to many different epochs, artistic styles, genres and traditions. Some are strictly commemorative, capturing in various media (sculpture, painting, photography) former distinguished members of the administration and faculty; others disclose the particular concerns of a department or office.

They have also decided to step beyond the borders of the traditional category of “fine art” and include in our exhibition other media (posters, typography, books) that are regarded as unavoidable indices of our age of mechanically and digitally reproduced culture.