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‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision
Art news
May 6, 2012
‘Egypt Above All’: Ramzy Mustafa’s naïve revolutionary vision
Ramzy Mustafa’s new exhibition in the Bab Gallery at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art employs many of the familiar…
Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries
Cinema/TV
April 25, 2012
Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries
Sometimes certain questions are asked over and over again, because the answers they provoke are never satisfying. In Cairo since…
Bands to watch: Youssra El-Hawary
Art news
April 22, 2012
Bands to watch: Youssra El-Hawary
Youssra El-Hawary seems to have a magic touch. Her music video for the song “Al-Soor” (“The Wall”), the first video…
The metro comes to Ard al-Lewa with ‘Shubra Line’
Art news
April 18, 2012
The metro comes to Ard al-Lewa with ‘Shubra Line’
The exhibition space at Artellewa is not typical of white-cube galleries. It may be, technically, a white cube, but the…
The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive
Art news
April 10, 2012
The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive
Usually, the word “hacker” brings to mind lonely, late-night computing and the ability to break through virtual walls, often employed…
‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence
Art news
April 4, 2012
‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence
A wall of text can be daunting to confront in the context of an art exhibition. It asks the viewer…
D-CAF set to take downtown by storm
Art news
March 28, 2012
D-CAF set to take downtown by storm
This Thursday, one of the most ambitious cultural events in Cairo’s recent history will set out to transform downtown Cairo…
‘Boulaq’ and ‘Downtown’: Two neighborhood portraits
Cinema/TV
March 27, 2012
‘Boulaq’ and ‘Downtown’: Two neighborhood portraits
Artwork produced in Cairo, regardless of who is making it — visiting artist or lifelong resident — tends often to…
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together
Art news
March 21, 2012
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together
A great amalgamation of art and engineering, architectural vision determines the spaces we live in and traverse. In Cairo, questions…
Following the current of the city, Q&A with Rana ElNemr
Art news
March 19, 2012
Following the current of the city, Q&A with Rana ElNemr
Before Rana ElNemr began her celebrated artistic career, she worked as a photojournalist; a sense of journalistic documentation and examination…