{"id":11999,"date":"2023-01-20T08:47:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/lebanese-painter-ihab-ahmeds-spontaneous-pop-art-offers-a-joyful-escape\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T08:47:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T08:47:33","slug":"lebanese-painter-ihab-ahmeds-spontaneous-pop-art-offers-a-joyful-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=11999","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese painter Ihab Ahmed\u2019s \u2018spontaneous\u2019 Pop art offers a joyful escape\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">Fri, 2023-01-20 11:43<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p>\n\tDUBAI: The Lebanese Pop artist Ihab Ahmad was born in 1983, in the midst of Lebanon\u2019s brutal civil war. 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