Non-Political Hassles by Bernard Hage

As part of the Institut Francais Liban’s second edition of ‘Beyrouth Livres’ Dar El-Nimer will be hosting The Art of Boo ’s (Bernard Hage) ‘Non-Political Hassles’ exhibition.

Bernard Hage, commonly known as “The Art of Boo”, is an illustrator and cartoonist who struggled with writing his own biography while referring to himself in the third person.

He was born by accident and grew up in a small and boring town, which had no electricity, infrastructure, or girls. Bernard received his education at an accessible private school, where highly experienced tutors greatly contributed to corrupting his sense of creativity. During his early years, he succeeded in getting himself into undesirable situations, which helped nurture his childhood traumas, and was credited by renowned bullies for always being in the wrong place at the right time. He also succeeded in getting friend-zoned countless of times and has been hailed as a “brilliant listener”.

His recent book, Anatomy of A Hummus Plate, published in April 2021, is a compilation of social and political cartoons that documents Lebanon’s economic and political collapse. Launched in Beirut, the book received disappointing reviews, most of which originated from furious vegans who were misled by the title and thought the content was no laughing matter.

Bernard is known best for his cartoons. He’s published with The Economist, L’Orient Le Jour, and other publications that offered him a very large amount of exposure in return for his hard work.

Currently he resides in Berlin, where he pursues his dream of becoming a young millionaire by introducing sense of humor to the local community.