Egyptian art
Kareem El Qurity’s ‘Passing Faces’ exhibit explores nuances in facial expressions
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April 1, 2013
Kareem El Qurity’s ‘Passing Faces’ exhibit explores nuances in facial expressions
Internationally acclaimed Cairene artist Kareem El Qurity is exhibiting a series of mixed-media portraits under the moniker “Passing Faces” at…
Profile: Faten El Disouky, a singular Egyptian sculptor
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March 18, 2013
Profile: Faten El Disouky, a singular Egyptian sculptor
One of Faten El Disouky’s works is a huge yellow cuboid of foam. It comes up to about waist-high, and…
‘Metaphysics’: One man’s enduring passion for painting
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February 13, 2013
‘Metaphysics’: One man’s enduring passion for painting
At a commercial gallery in Zamalek, there is currently an exhibition of work by an Egyptian painter and writer who…
Amid increasing censorship, Georges Bahgory reflects on bygone artistic era
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February 6, 2013
Amid increasing censorship, Georges Bahgory reflects on bygone artistic era
“I feel like I am one of the last remaining people of an Egypt that will soon be dead forever,”…
Artist Ramy Dozy returns with playful exhibit
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January 23, 2013
Artist Ramy Dozy returns with playful exhibit
Visual artist Ramy Dozy is featuring his latest collection of work in the exhibit “Alia’s Drinks: Fruit Paradise — Mustache…
Art for the psyche: The work of Sama Waly
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January 2, 2013
Art for the psyche: The work of Sama Waly
Sadly, Sama Waly’s video installation in Photo Cairo 5 was removed before the show came to an end due to…
Entering a Grimm-like tale
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December 25, 2012
Entering a Grimm-like tale
Childish fear was the emotion that artist Noura Seif sought to evoke with “Boody,” a collection of drawings and sculptures…
Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive
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December 18, 2012
Daily notes of nonexistence: Constructing a communal history through a personal archive
“He swore it all took place under a giant glass dome,” reads a sentence printed in silver below a photograph…
Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5
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December 16, 2012
Hanaa Safwat’s small pencil drawings hold their own in PhotoCairo 5
Among the photographs, videos and text pieces that make up the bulk of work in PhotoCairo 5 are six small…
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
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November 26, 2012
Internet humor becomes paintings in Hany Rashed’s ‘ASA7BY’
The multitude of paintings that make up “ASA7BY,” Hany Rashed’s current exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery, may appear at first glance…