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What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
Art news
May 11, 2012
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Nour Party counters rumors it shuns art
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Nour Party counters rumors it shuns art
The Salafi-led Nour Party is not hostile toward art, said a party spokesperson Wednesday evening, noting the party only objects…
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
Environment
March 31, 2012
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
A Dutch artist intends to create a glacier in the Egyptian desert to inspire solar powered solutions to climate change.…
Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists
Art news
February 23, 2012
Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists
Egyptian Culture Minister Shaker Abdel Hamid said news circulating that the Egyptian Artists Syndicate is boycotting Tunisian artists is groundless. The minister…
Children’s corner: Adli Rizkallah’s art program lives on through his daughter
Life & Style
February 10, 2012
Children’s corner: Adli Rizkallah’s art program lives on through his daughter
Dalia Adli Rizkallah has decided to expose Egyptian children to innovative education-based entertainment through artistic workshops that immerse them in…
Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo
Opinion
February 6, 2012
Army loyalists and activists battle on the walls of Cairo
Days after the first anniversary of 25 January, tensions between anti-regime activists and loyalists to the Supreme Council of the…
Azza Fahmy jewelry in the British Museum
Fashion
January 10, 2012
Azza Fahmy jewelry in the British Museum
Designer Azza Fahmy will soon be exhibiting a nine-piece jewelry collection at the British Museum in London that makes use…
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
Art news
January 4, 2012
A year in review: Revolutionary graffiti continues
As a means of popular expression, graffiti and street art have served to reflect the ongoing spirit of the 25…
Endowments minister: Not all art is ‘haram’
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Endowments minister: Not all art is ‘haram’
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Abdel Fadil al-Qoussy has said that creativity should not be restrained. “Not all types of…
Ethnography of the mundane
Art news
December 11, 2011
Ethnography of the mundane
In large part, our lives consist of objects: things we use, arrange, store, consume, and transport from place to place.…