Al Mahabba House *

Al Mahabba House is an art collective
and alternative publishing initiative
founded by Den Haag-based Lebanese
artists Jana Assaad and Milo
Sharafeddine. We seek to challenge
publishing norms by treating every
program, book, or artwork that Al
Mahabba puts out into the world as a
publication. 


We started Al Mahabba because we felt
alienated by the meticulously curated,
centralized, and intimidating nature
of the art scene. We wanted, first
and foremost, to put out publications
that were friendly and transformative—
less rooted in an identity and instead
embracing the fluctuating nature of
experimentation. Weaved into these
publications and emphasized through
collaboration is the intention to
think through community and openness,
and to incorporate research and care
into all that we do.