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Miha Vipotnik's Clepsydra at USEK Gallery, Beirut

exhibition · 2026-05-01

In May 2002, the Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) in Beirut hosted an exhibition titled "Conundrum of Time: Clepsydra," featuring the works of Miha Vipotnik. A video artist, filmmaker, and commercial director, Vipotnik has spent nearly twenty years working in Ljubljana and Los Angeles. He was instrumental in establishing the International Video Bienniale during the 1980s. He holds MFAs from the California Institute of the Arts, obtained in 1990, and the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Ljubljana, earned in 1979. The exhibition showcased recent pieces, including the video installation "Journey to the End of the Ends" (2000) and the poetic video work "Gazelle" (2000). This article was authored by Josef Chemaly from Bruit, Lebanon, for ARTMargins Online.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'Conundrum of Time: Clepsydra' by Miha Vipotnik
  • Held at Gallery of the Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik (USEK) in Beirut
  • Took place in May 2002
  • Vipotnik has been a video artist, filmmaker, and commercial director in Ljubljana and Los Angeles for nearly twenty years
  • He created and curated the International Video Bienniale during the 1980s
  • Earned MFA in 1990 at California Institute of the Arts
  • Earned MFA in 1979 at Academy of Fine Arts at University of Ljubljana
  • Featured works include video installation 'Journey to the End of the Ends' (2000) and video art piece 'Gazelle' (2000)
  • Article by Josef Chemaly for ARTMargins Online

Entities

Artists

  • Miha Vipotnik
  • Josef Chemaly

Institutions

  • Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik (USEK)
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • Academy of Fine Arts at the University of Ljubljana
  • ARTMargins Online
  • Bruit

Locations

  • Beirut
  • Lebanon
  • Ljubljana
  • Slovenia
  • Los Angeles
  • United States

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