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An industrial zone on the banks of the mostly-dry Beirut River, on the southeastern edge of the centre, and the home of Beirut's non-commercial, experimental art institutions. Jisr el Wati is garages, warehouses and the weekend flea market of Souk al-Ahad — and among them, the kunsthalle-style spaces that gave the city its first public homes for contemporary art. There's nothing pretty about the setting; the significance is entirely in what the spaces do. This is where art is discussed and produced, not sold.
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