Culture
Collaboration unpacked: Cultural activists and artists discuss change
May 2, 2011
Collaboration unpacked: Cultural activists and artists discuss change
Cultural activists, artists and critics convened for two days late last week to discuss collaboration in cultural production and change…
Egypt in Tribeca: ‘Cairo Exit’ and revolution at the Tribeca Film Festival
May 2, 2011
Egypt in Tribeca: ‘Cairo Exit’ and revolution at the Tribeca Film Festival
The tenth Tribeca Film Festival in New York, which ended yesterday, brought around 80 international films from more than 30…
Parachuting and the potential for beauty: Cairo’s foreign artists in residence
May 1, 2011
Parachuting and the potential for beauty: Cairo’s foreign artists in residence
There’s an expression in Egyptian dialect that comes from the word parachute, yibarshut, which means to arrive uninvited and benefit…
Force Majeure: Engage, not understand
May 1, 2011
Force Majeure: Engage, not understand
The Force Majeure performances are meant to engage rather than distract; this was co-curator Adham Hafez’s comment on the show…
Council of Citizens: Civil society for the critical
April 29, 2011
Council of Citizens: Civil society for the critical
Council of Citizens, a film by Danish artist Soren Thilo Funder, is currently on view at the Rawabet Theater space…
Egypt first-time guest at Cannes film festival
April 28, 2011
Egypt first-time guest at Cannes film festival
The Cannes International Film Festival on Thursday announced a new plan to host a "guest country" at the festival each…
Ground communication: Xavier Puigmarti at Mashrabia
April 28, 2011
Ground communication: Xavier Puigmarti at Mashrabia
Entering the Wireless exhibition in Downtown’s Mashrabia Gallery, visitors find postcards of Cosmic – a silhouetted character developed by Spanish…
Their own hands: Q&A with Christie’s Middle East Director Isabelle de la Bruyere
April 27, 2011
Their own hands: Q&A with Christie’s Middle East Director Isabelle de la Bruyere
The most recent sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art for Christie’s Dubai, held on 19 April,…
Egyptian film hopes to be liberated by revolution
April 27, 2011
Egyptian film hopes to be liberated by revolution
New York--Before a popular revolt ousted Egypt's autocratic president this year, it seemed certain that a film about the desperation…
Egypt’s Museums: 25 January exhibition at the Pharaonic Village
April 27, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: 25 January exhibition at the Pharaonic Village
Despite its being a relatively recent chapter in modern Egyptian history, the 25 January revolution has been given its own…