writes art history, criticism, and theory, and makes art exhibitions. In the mid‑1990s, he was the founding director and first curator of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Chisinau (Moldova). He has been one of the initial editors of the ARTMargins Print journal since 2011 and, since 2012, has established and produced most of the exhibitions at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Art Galleries. Today, he directs and curates for AUB Art Galleries and serves as associate professor in the Department of Art and Art History. He holds degrees in studio arts, design and interior architecture, and a doctorate in art history and visual studies from Duke University (2009). His art historical writings address the “contemporary art” paradigm in relation to global neoliberalization, while his theoretical work engages with modernist aesthetics. Overall, he likes to think that his work takes shape where theoretical research meets artistic practice.