Helen Stuhr-Rommereim
Syrian artists bring an emotional exhibition to Mashrabia
Art news
March 15, 2012
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
Art news
March 5, 2012
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
Art news
February 28, 2012
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
Art news
February 14, 2012
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
Books
February 12, 2012
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
February 9, 2012
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
Art news
January 31, 2012
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
Cinema/TV
January 24, 2012
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
Books
January 20, 2012
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
Art news
January 18, 2012
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…