Don't Get Me Wrong
Overview
Through a series of chapters, the catalog of the Lebanese Pavilion at the 2026 Art Biennale examines the multiple dimensions of Don’t Get Me Wrong, a monumental and immersive installation by artist Nabil Nahas. It addresses the aesthetic and philosophical issues at stake and offers keys to understanding a work that invites contemplation, introspection, and meditation. Conceived as an extension of the exhibition, the publication contextualizes the pavilion’s scenography and its dialogue with space, and brings together a set of scholarly essays that situate the installation in the context of contemporary art and art history.
About the Artist
Nabil Nahas
Nabil Nahas is a Lebanese American artist whose practice centers on painting, alongside a limited body of sculptural works. He lives and works between New York and Beirut.
About the Authors
Nada Ghandour
PHD in History of Art and expert in modern and contemporary art, Nada Ghandour is a heritage curator graduated from the Institut National du Patrimoine (Paris) She holds four specialties: Master's in Museology (Ecole du Louvre), Master's in History of Art (Sorbonne Paris IV), Master's in Preventive Conservation of Heritage (Paris 1), Master's in Digital Humanities (Sciences Po Paris) She is an independent curator specializing in cultural management and digital technology. She has worked in some of the largest European and North American museums, notably the Museum of Fine Art (Montréal), the Musée National Picasso-Paris (France), and the Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris). Thus, she has participated in large-scale exhibitions, such as: "Cuba: Art and History from 1868 to the present day"(2008), "Picasso! The Anniversary Exhibition" (2015-2016),"Icons of Modern Art. The Shchukin Collection" (2016-2017) She was the commissioner and curator of the Lebanese Pavilion "The World in the Image of Man" at la Biennale Arte 2022, "A Dance with Her Myth" at La Biennale Arte 2024.
Jean-François Charnier
Jean-François Charnier is a national general heritage and art curator. He graduated in Art History and Archaeology from the Ecole du Louvre and in Anthropology from Université Paris X-Nanterre. His first role was in the field of preventive archaeology and heritage coordination. He became in 2000 director of department in the project for the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MUCEM). After a mission at the Ministry of Culture, he joined in 2008 Agence France-Muséums to coordinate the expertise of French national museums including the Louvre, Pompidou Centre, Orsay etc. for the creation of the Louvre Abu Dhabi. He was appointed Scientific Director of Agence France-Muséums in 2013: he created the contents of the museum and led the teams responsible for the museography, art acquisitions, programming, and publications of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened in November 2017. He then joined Afalula Agency, the body created to develop AlUla cultural destination in Saudi Arabia, in August 2018 as Scientific Director. He has proposed and developed a series of archaeological missions, a network of 8 museums called Constellation, and several initiatives in the field of art creation like art residencies, contemporary art museum and several art commissions. All of these programs are currently in development.
Emilia Philippot
Emilia Philippot is the Chief Curator of Heritage. She began her career at the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, contributing to the scientific project and programming of the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais. She later joined the Centre National des Arts Plastiques, where she expanded design acquisitions to include graphic design. Since 2012, she has held key curatorial roles at the Musée National Picasso-Paris, overseeing graphic arts, tearly paintings, and drawings, before becoming Director of Collections and Education. In 2023, she was appointed Deputy Director of Studies at the Institut National du Patrimoine, where she leads the training of future heritage curators. She has curated major exhibitions in France and abroad, including "Picasso! The Anniversary Exhibition" (2015),"Picasso. Blue and Rose" (2018), "Calder Picasso" (2019), and "Out of Focus, another vision of art from 1945 to the present day" (2025). She is a published expert on Picasso and Modern Art. She also participated in collective works, including The Dictionary of Cubism (Robert Laffont, 2018). From mid-February 2026, Emilia Philippot will take up the position of Head of the Scientific Department and Collections at the Musée Rodin- Paris.
Olivia Bourrat
Olivia Bourrat is a National French Chief curator and currently serves as Director of the Department of Museums and Heritage at Villa Albertine, the cultural services of the French Embassy in the United States, based in New York. In this federal role, she leads museum and heritage initiatives across the U.S., fostering Franco-American cultural exchange. As part of her career, she worked at the musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac (the Paris museum dedicated to non-Western arts) before joining France Muséums, where she spent nearly seven years, notably as Director of Curation for the Louvre Abu Dhabi project. Upon returning to France, she joined the Ministry of Culture as a senior advisor within the Mission for International Cultural Affairs, where she oversaw more than fifteen heritage and museum collaborations around the world. Olivia has a strong and longstanding connection with Lebanon, a country she deeply admires. In 2019, she was a member of the selection committee for the Beirut Art Fair and curated its series of roundtable discussions, helping to amplify voices from the regional art scene on the international stage.
Technical Details
- Publication Date:
- Friday, May 29, 2026
- Language:
- English & Arabic
- Format:
- Hardcover
- Dimensions:
- 29 x 21 cm
- Weight:
- 1 kg
- ISBN:
- 978-614-8065-14-9
- Number of Pages:
- 192
- Publisher:
- Kaph Books