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Syrian artists bring an emotional exhibition to Mashrabia
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Syrian artists bring an emotional exhibition to Mashrabia

The latest exhibition at Mashrabia, "Artists From Today's Syria," opens with a painting by Syrian artist Yasser Safy of a…
A new generation of Saudi artists emerges with Edge of Arabia
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A new generation of Saudi artists emerges with Edge of Arabia

The Edge of Arabia group, a loose coalition of contemporary artists from Saudi Arabia, has birthed a powerful and experimental…
A grand attempt to draw connections across the continent
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A grand attempt to draw connections across the continent

The exhibition “Visionary Africa: Art at Work” currently on display near the entrance to Al-Azhar Park is a project of…
International Photography Month exhibit seeks to recreate, but ultimately undervalues, the medium
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International Photography Month exhibit seeks to recreate, but ultimately undervalues, the medium

Ayman Lotfy speaks of himself as a champion of what he calls “Fine Art Photography.” In a recent article published…
A shy marketer with a mission
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A shy marketer with a mission

A handful of minor international celebrities have risen out of the uprising that heaved through the country a year ago,…
A new kind of documentary
Archaeology

A new kind of documentary

Nearly a year since Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, the phrase “18 Days in Egypt” has become very familiar, with some variation…
Bahgory’s timeless revolution
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Bahgory’s timeless revolution

Everything about George Bahgory recalls a lost time. The renowned Egyptian painter and caricaturist (sometimes referred to as the “Grandaddy…
Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers
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Masry Asly Festival sets out to encourage new filmmakers

As documentary filmmaking and photography appear to be booming in Egypt, a new project has come along to provide some…
A dystopic utopia
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A dystopic utopia

The Contemporary Image Collective downtown space was close to bursting on Wednesday night. Visitors packed into the gallery’s meeting space…
Shayma Kamel’s theater of collage
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Shayma Kamel’s theater of collage

When Shayma Kamel speaks about her work, she laughs a lot. She has rolled up into her painting-collages a whole…
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