Mazen Kerbajis a Lebanese visual artist, comics author, and musician. He is the author of fifteen books, includingBeirut Won't Crywith an introduction by Joe Sacco. His work has been shown in galleries and museums around the world. He is well known for recording trumpet solos on his balcony during Israel's 2006 bombing of Beirut, widely shared on the internet under the titleStarry Night.
""Mazen’s work is an inversion of a heavily surveilled algorithm that draws the eye and always touches the heart."" —Saul Williams ""It is difficult to find the right way in this chaotic world, but if you take Mazen Kerbaj as your moral compass you won’t get lost. —Bob Ostertag ""An accomplished cartoonist"" —Chicago Reader