Art news

“What does a drawing want?” is Beirut in Cairo’s second exhibition, and its first group show. Presented as “a draft…

Sadly, Sama Waly’s video installation in Photo Cairo 5 was removed before the show came to an end due to…

Despite some disappointments and tragedies, this has been an unusually exciting year for contemporary art in Egypt. Significant independent initiatives…

There is something to be said for the solace and inspiration found within Egypt’s evolving musical landscape over the past…

“Don’t believe everything you hear, even what I am telling you,” one of the narrators says. It is a classic…

Childish fear was the emotion that artist Noura Seif sought to evoke with “Boody,” a collection of drawings and sculptures…

For the team at Irada, it’s all about adding that spiritual touch. Through Islamic art inspired wall decals quoting verses…

To make a vinyl record, grooves are cut into the lacquer on an aluminum disc. This “dubplate” is used to…

“We believe that it should be the PEOPLE who decide, the people who transformed Egypt through occupying Tahrir should now liberate the midan and permanently claim…

For most of us living in Cairo, it’s often difficult to imagine what our neighborhoods might have looked like in…