sculpture
The ‘Lost Gods’ exhibit promises historical insight, but ultimately disappoints
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July 4, 2012
The ‘Lost Gods’ exhibit promises historical insight, but ultimately disappoints
Visitors to the “Lost Gods” exhibition, currently showing at Darb 1718, are asked to dig through leather baskets of coarse…
Alaa Abd al-Hamid’s quietly surprising sculptures
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May 31, 2012
Alaa Abd al-Hamid’s quietly surprising sculptures
When Alaa Abd al-Hamid held his exhibition, "The Situation is Fluid," at Artellewa almost a year ago, the young sculptor…
‘The Contemporaries’ offers attractive, if unsurprising selection at Tache Art Gallery
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July 28, 2011
‘The Contemporaries’ offers attractive, if unsurprising selection at Tache Art Gallery
Amid the late summer lull, two commercial galleries in Cairo have turned to old favorites to carry them through Ramadan.…
God’s 99 names honored by Mormon artist
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August 12, 2010
God’s 99 names honored by Mormon artist
Artist Andrew Kosorok has a three-year plan. Using glass as a primary medium, he is creating 99 sculptures, each reflecting…
‘Freak Show’ laments lost humanity
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February 2, 2010
‘Freak Show’ laments lost humanity
“People have become behavior freaks and, in the process, have lost their humanity,” laments 32-year-old artist Shirine Mahmud during her…
Emotions carved into marble
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January 13, 2010
Emotions carved into marble
Monday, 11 January saw the opening of sculptor Salah Eddin Abdel Rahman’s solo exhibition at the Easel and Camera Contemporary…