Ahmed Basiony

I barely knew Ahmed Basiony in person. I only got to meet him casually at exhibition openings around downtown or…

It might be hard to imagine the bustling sounds of Cairo’s streets captured in an electronic music track. Can people's…

LONDON - “From Facebook to Nassbook” exhibition opened last Wednesday at London’s Mica Gallery, showcasing the work of nine artists…

The Venice Biennale has always been a political event, at which government institutions select artworks to “represent” them through national…

The 54th Venice Biennale – the oldest in the world – opened on 4 July with the title "ILLUMInations". Whereas…

Ashraf Reda, head of the Ministry of Culture’s plastic arts department, has provoked outrage among members of Egypt's art community…

A staccato of scratchy sounds and droning two-note melodies came out from the two laptops of Yara Mekawie and Ola…

Ahmed Basiony, a Cairo-born artist, experimental musician and teacher in his early thirties, was killed while participating in the first…