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‘Becoming Istanbul’ art exhibit: On the making of Beyoglu
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‘Becoming Istanbul’ art exhibit: On the making of Beyoglu

ISTANBUL - Istanbul's SALT Art Institute has, according to a recent interview with Research and Programs Director Vasif Kortun, one…
‘Thawret El LooooL’: Picking on the generational in art
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‘Thawret El LooooL’: Picking on the generational in art

Much has been made of the technologically savvy, globally aware Egyptian twenty-somethings who have helped make social networking tools essential…
Artist Iman Issa searches for the familiar
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Artist Iman Issa searches for the familiar

When Iman Issa built a glittering golden cube in 2003 off a desert road in Sinai, her hope was to…
Off Biennale: The city tomorrow
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Off Biennale: The city tomorrow

In spite of some of its darker offerings--oil paintings of ghostly figures, photos of gutted Cairo landmarks, a large work…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
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Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox

A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist Asunción Molinos.
Off Biennale: Spain meets Egypt
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Off Biennale: Spain meets Egypt

The One and the Multiple, an exhibition currently at Artellewa--co-curated by Pedro Soler, director of the Barcelona center Hangar, and…
Interior décor by Sam Flores: A new take on an ancient aesthetic
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Interior décor by Sam Flores: A new take on an ancient aesthetic

Yesterday saw the launch of Sam Flores’ latest art exhibition--The Weight: A Golden Soul
The Human Body: Representations and limitations
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The Human Body: Representations and limitations

The Human Body Exhibition: Contemporary Vision that opened last Tuesday at the Palace of Arts in Zamalek--one of the country’s…
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