Lucien Samaha

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Lucien Samaha
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Born1958 (age 6667)
Beirut, Lebanon
Known forPhotography

Lucien Samaha is a Lebanese-American photographer and artist based in New York City. [1]

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Life and career

Samaha was born in Beirut and migrated to the US in 1970. [2] He attended Annandale High School and Rochester Institute of Technology. [3] He was a flight attendant with Trans World Airlines from 1978 to 1986. In 1990, he was the recipient of the first Eastman Kodak Company Professional Photography Division Scholarship ever given to a photographer and later joined the Eastman Kodak Company. [4] He was one of the original members of the Arab Image Foundation. [5]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

References

  1. "Observational Knowledge: Lucien Samaha Interviewed by Regine Basha". Bomb. February 5, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
    - Holland Cotter (July 4, 2013). "Lucien Samaha: 'The Flight Attendant Years: 1978-1986'". The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. "Lucien Samaha". Ibraaz. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. Catherine Kirkpatrick (November 20, 2019). "A History of Digital Photography – Lucien Samaha at Pioneer Works". Art Spiel. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. "A History of Digital Photography Lucien Samaha". Pioneer Works. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
    - Sarah Cascone (December 2, 2019). "Editors' Picks: 15 Things Not to Miss in New York's Art World This Week". Artnet News. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. Marina Lorenzini (July 31, 2013). "The Camaraderie of Living in the Skies". Hyperallergic. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  6. "Lucien Samaha is uneasy about Beirut". Artslant. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  7. David Rosenberg (August 11, 2013). "An Insider's Look Flight Attendants in the 1970s and '80s". Slate. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  8. ""The Solitude of Modern Man as Portrayed in Contemporary Cinema" by Lucien Samaha". TIFF. May 22, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  9. "ART OUT: LUCIEN SAMAHA: A HISTORY OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY". Musée. November 4, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  10. Vladimir Gintoff (June 27, 2013). "An Interview with Lucien Samaha (2013)". ASX. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  11. "Persona-Personae in New York". Rhizome. January 27, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  12. "I want to show you somewhere: Lucien Samaha and Hadley+Maxwell". Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  13. "The Searchers". The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  14. "Beirut, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout". Oslo Kunstforening. Retrieved October 9, 2020.