ZENA ASSI

ZENA ASSI A multidisciplinary visual artist.

Opening this evening starting 6pm Galerie Tanit in Beirut! 'Ordinary things' is showcasing the new series of metal flowe...
10/09/2026

Opening this evening starting 6pm Galerie Tanit in Beirut!
'Ordinary things' is showcasing the new series of metal flower sculptures.
These hybrid organic forms recall the public monument with its green patina. They stand tall, uprooted yet persistent, displaced but still standing.

Flower #5
Brass sculpture
Edition of 3 + 1 Artist Proof
Year 2026
Produced The Lab

A new series of brass flower sculptures will be exhibited at my upcoming solo show at Galerie Tanit.It was a long, bumpy...
10/09/2026

A new series of brass flower sculptures will be exhibited at my upcoming solo show at Galerie Tanit.

It was a long, bumpy ride, but we finally got there. There was a lot of experimenting, plenty of dead ends, four different casting methods at the foundry, and so much support from The Lab. I can’t express how proud and excited I am to finally share these works.

These hybrid sculptures bring branches, roots, and fruit together into a single standing form, held in place with elements of construction, left visible rather than concealed.

“Ordinary Things” opens next week at Galerie Tanit, Beirut.

Opening Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 6–9 PM.

Hope to see you there!

24/06/2026

L’artiste libanaise Zena Assi fait partie des 51 artistes sélectionnés pour l’édition 2026 du prestigieux Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award, organisé par la National Portrait Gallery de Londres. Une reconnaissance importante pour l’artiste, choisie parmi 1 474 candidatures venu...

Taking part of 2026 with form the 9th to the 12th of April 2026 in a group exhibition by John Armleder, Mojé Assefjah...
02/04/2026

Taking part of 2026 with form the 9th to the 12th of April 2026 in a group exhibition by John Armleder, Mojé Assefjah, Tamara Haddad, Szilard Huszank, Kevork Mourad, Nabil Nahas, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Ghassan Zard.

I will be presenting 9 small paintings in this new series that blends realism with surrealism. Everyday objects and creatures are reimagined, domestic animals are shrunk, flies are replaced with helicopters and ants with tanks.

In a world that feels increasingly chaotic and illogical, surrealism seems the only way to describe it.

Grand Palais 7 avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris

“One Thousand and One Nights”Taking over the largest wall in my workshop, this canvas has been through a long journey. T...
25/02/2026

“One Thousand and One Nights”

Taking over the largest wall in my workshop, this canvas has been through a long journey. The work draws from Oriental folk tales, blended with Japanese flat printing techniques to shape the waves and the mountains. Pieces like this are constantly evolving, influenced by exhibitions I visit, what the British Museum happens to be showing, or even the book I’m reading at the moment. That’s the beauty of improvisation: letting daily curiosities quietly guide the work.

Mixed media on canvas
185 x 160cm
Year 2025

Work in progress. In need of yellow this January.
15/01/2026

Work in progress. In need of yellow this January.

Sneak peek #3Look closely and you’ll see insects scattered around the flower, an echo of Dutch and Italian still life pa...
24/10/2025

Sneak peek #3
Look closely and you’ll see insects scattered around the flower, an echo of Dutch and Italian still life paintings, where every element held meaning. Flowers symbolized vanitas; insects like caterpillars and butterflies spoke to life’s cycles. Here, 3D-printed brass war toys, soldiers, tanks, and helicopters mimic insects. They play and fight among the petals, reflecting the duality of Lebanese life, where beauty and violence coexist in the same frame.

Taking part in
Very excited to share my new metal sculpture. A collaboration with .naggiar with the support of .

October 22-26, 11am-9pm
Address: Naggiar, Corniche Al Nahr, River Bridge, Beirut.

So relieved that ''Beirut 1x1'' is finally restored and back on display at the Audi Bank head office in Beirut, after be...
24/10/2025

So relieved that ''Beirut 1x1'' is finally restored and back on display at the Audi Bank head office in Beirut, after being damaged in the Beirut port explosion of August 2020.

Gratitude to Christiane Audi for the dedication and effort it took to bring this work back to life.

''Beirut One by One'' is a collaborative piece created in 2011 with architect . It visually explores the concept of coring a piece of Beirut’s soil, presenting a virtual cubic “drill sample,” placed on wheels and exposed to the public eye.

Its story is told through the layers of its own ground: history conveyed by the accumulation and compression of passive cardboard sheets, silently stacked one on top of the other. These layers are occasionally pierced by random lines of round bullets, breaking the rhythm with a silent sound.

100 x 100 x 200 cm
Cardboard, bullets, paint, wheels, wood base.
Year 2011

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Sneak Peek #1We worked with metal in its two states: solid stainless steel and liquid brass, 3D printed into form. A co...
21/10/2025

Sneak Peek #1
We worked with metal in its two states: solid stainless steel and liquid brass, 3D printed into form. A continuous dialogue between the precision of technology and the touch of the human hand.

Taking part in
Very excited to share my new metal sculpture. A collaboration with .naggiar with the support of .

October 22-26, 11am-9pm
Address: Naggiar, Corniche Al Nahr, River Bridge, Beirut.

Taking part in !A design event and platform launched in Beirut with the intention of celebrating design, culture, and cr...
21/10/2025

Taking part in !
A design event and platform launched in Beirut with the intention of celebrating design, culture, and craftsmanship.

Very excited to share my new metal sculpture. A collaboration with with the support of .

October 22-26, 11am-9pm
Address: Naggiar, Corniche Al Nahr, River Bridge, Beirut.

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