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Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition
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Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition

An exhibition called “Gamal Abdel Nasser … The Dream” opened to much excitement on Sunday night at the Picasso Gallery…
Nabta Art Center: Community and collaboration
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Nabta Art Center: Community and collaboration

Waleed Farouk, as they say, is a man of many hats. Among the most distinguishable is the jaunty kelp-green beret…
Traditional meets modern at the V&A Jameel exhibit
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Traditional meets modern at the V&A Jameel exhibit

LONDON - The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) announced Monday that artist Rachid Koraichi is the 2011 winner of the…
Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration
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Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration

Generously sprinkled throughout Cairo’s streets there exists an understated art form - that of kitsch art, which has over the…
Since revolution, a lull in Egypt’s fast-growing private arts sector
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Since revolution, a lull in Egypt’s fast-growing private arts sector

In the weeks leading up to the 25 January revolution, a number of large-scale, privately-funded art projects were on the…
Environment & Life: Nature exhibited
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Environment & Life: Nature exhibited

Sunday night marked the opening of "Environment & Life" - an exhibition at the Nile Diplomatic Club in Giza. Artists…
World cities through the eyes of a traveler
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World cities through the eyes of a traveler

The title of Damon Kowarsky’s exhibition at the Mashrabia Gallery – “In Visible Cities” – is a clever pun, but…
Art and social justice: Discussing the changing Egyptian art scene
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Art and social justice: Discussing the changing Egyptian art scene

“An artist is never indifferent to injustice. When confronted by the sufferings of others, an artist uses art to restore…
Parachuting and the potential for beauty: Cairo’s foreign artists in residence
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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…
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