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Marking Sfeir-Semler Gallery’s 40th anniversary in Germany, Zeitraffer (Time Lapse) opened Thursday, September 4, and reflects on the gallery’s time in Kiel (1985 – 1998) and first years in Hamburg through 2005.
Covering our first twenty years, Zeitraffer features 20 artists who helped shape the gallery’s early program before the opening of our Beirut branch in 2005 and the subsequent focus on contemporary art from the Arab world. The exhibition follows a loose timeline, highlighting works from our collection that evoke this period, primarily chosen based on the years in which they were created or exhibited.