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Meet the self-taught artist who recycled cardboard boxes into a nostalgic art show
A Tale to Tell is an exhibition about the generations who were born and raised before the internet, says Ezzat
Popular artist accused of performing erotic moves in his concert
Concert was Ramadan’s first where he sang his extremely popular songs
Amateur artist features Nubia’s alluring beauty
‘Many people believe Nubians still live in tents, with nothing but desert in faraway land’: artist
Abdelwahab Hawam: Young Egyptian artist brings painting, puppeteering together
‘I was repeatedly told by teachers and acquaintances that painting is forbidden, but I never agreed with that. I don’t hurt anyone when I paint,’ says artist
From public to personal: A discussion with artist Aya Tarek
Daily News Egypt interviewed artist Aya Tarek during the exhibition Aya Tarek’s Sprezzatura at the SOMA art gallery. In this exhibition, Tarek is taking the concept of sprezzatura from the fashion world to her own visual world. She is expressing the ease, individuality, beauty, and simplicity that come with maturity through a monochromatic scheme. She …
Mahinaz Soliman: an artist who blends reality with surrealism
With a blurred vision in her mind and a palette of watercolours between her fingers, Mahinaz Soliman uses art as a method for reflecting her own interpretations about the world around her. In her paintings, she presents reality under a surreal cover that gives the people, places, landscapes, nature, and even animals she portrays a …
Hesham Rizk: a late artist risen again through the eyes of his friends
On the second anniversary of his death, Rizk’s friends organised an exhibition to display the work of a young artist who went missing and died under mysterious circumstances
Christo’s floating piers closed
Artist Christo’s orange floating walkway on a northern Italian lake closed after attracting over 1.2 million visitors, twice as many as expected.
Iran blocks renowned sculptor Tanavoli from traveling
Iranian authorities have confiscated the passport of an Iranian artist, barring him from traveling to London for a book launch. The authorities did not provide a reason for why he was prevented from leaving Iran.
Solo graffiti artist gives voice to the underprivileged
Despite many of his walls being whitewashed, Nemo insists on expressing the suffering of the poor
Want to be heard? Surveillance art project wants you to let NSA listen
United Nations in Cairo calls out fake awarding of ambassadorships
Singer Hany Shaker is not a Goodwill Ambassador, says UN
China’s most famous artist abroad: Who is Ai Weiwei?
Refki El-Razzaz revives the spirit of civilisation
El-Razzaz is a true advocate for art in Egypt. His method mainly depends on critical thinking and genuine identity.
‘Jars of Clay’ speaks of a life of struggles
The timing of the exhibition, right after the killings of 20 Egyptians in Libya, added a lot of feeling to the paintings, which aimed to convey the notion of mourning death a new kind of depth.
‘The image is always stronger than the word’: Ganzeer
“The inspiration behind my own projects comes from a desire to comment on certain aspects of our lives.”
From the scraps of violence, artist creates beauty
Ezzat Hamed, Egypt’s first scrap artist, uses ammunition collected during violent clashes between protesters and state security to make motorcycles, bikes, tanks, animals and vases
Dina El-Wedidi sings to the beats of a generation
Popular singer uses Cairo as an inspiration for her music and her upcoming album
Artists comment on the state of art after a year of Morsi’s rule
Adham Hafez, choreographer and music composer, and painter Nihal Whaby speak about the art scene in Egypt.
Alexandria intellectuals’ sit-in attacked
Attack by ‘thugs’ causes two serious injuries; sit-in abandoned ‘temporarily’
A nostalgic vision of Egypt
Uncovering and dissecting Downtown, an exhibition at Gallery Misr
ARC.HIVE of contemporary Arab performing arts to open in Cairo
ARC.HIVE, a research centre on performing arts will open next September in Cairo.
Omar El Nagdi: Conversing with the Subconscious
Omar El Nagdi’s exhibition is filled with colourful paintings that mix a contemporary style with traditional folkloric symbols
Ramses Wissa Wassef: a life lived in search of beauty
Exhibit marking Ramses Wissa Wassef centennial at Cairo Opera House
Graffiti: an alternative expression of dissent
Asyut University holds graffiti workshop
Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo