sculpture
Photos: Egyptian artist makes sculpture for Sir Magdi Yacoub in Aswan
Culture
March 7, 2023
Photos: Egyptian artist makes sculpture for Sir Magdi Yacoub in Aswan
Plastic artist Nathan Doss revealed a sculpture of Sir Magdi Yacoub in Aswan Governorate, made of red granite, at a…
Photos: Sculptor behind controversial ‘Egypt Rising’ statue apologizes
Art news
August 3, 2020
Photos: Sculptor behind controversial ‘Egypt Rising’ statue apologizes
The sculptor behind the ‘Egypt Rising’ statue which sparked outrage across social media has apologized, stating that the work was…
Mohamed Salah phones sculptor Mai Abdallah
Culture
November 7, 2018
Mohamed Salah phones sculptor Mai Abdallah
Egyptian sculptor Mai Abdallah, who made a statue for football player Mohamed Salah presented at the World Youth Forum…
Artist who received criticism for Salah statue defends herself
Culture
November 5, 2018
Artist who received criticism for Salah statue defends herself
Sculptor Mai Abdallah defended her sculpture of Egyptian football legend Mohamed Salah, currently being displayed at the World Youth…
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Art news
August 29, 2017
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Port Said Governor, Adel al-Ghadban, announced the discovery of a statue of an Egyptian female farmer, known in Arabic as…
Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy
Culture
June 21, 2017
Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy
A controversy erupted Tuesday on Egypt’s social media outlets following the circulation of photos of a statue of world-renowned late…
Mahmoud Mokhtar sculpture fetches record £725,000 at Sotheby’s auction
Art news
April 23, 2016
Mahmoud Mokhtar sculpture fetches record £725,000 at Sotheby’s auction
A work by famous Egyptain sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar has sold for £725,000 at Sotheby's Auction House in London, far exceeding…
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
Art news
May 2, 2015
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
With prices for top-tier works of art at an all-time high, records for paintings and sculpture appear certain to fall…
Authorities seize ‘sex’ statues coming into Egypt
Egypt
April 1, 2015
Authorities seize ‘sex’ statues coming into Egypt
Customs authorities at the Port Said seaport, east of Egypt, seized 1,290 statues on Monday that allegedly exhibited “indecent positions”,…
Profile: Faten El Disouky, a singular Egyptian sculptor
Art news
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…