SYNOPSIS Presenting shared histories, crossroads, spaces, and transformations, ‘Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms’ was an exhibition of a diverse selection of Egyptian contemporary art practices.The exhibition tapped into the concepts of the virtual act of vanishing versus that of transformation to explore notions of space, physical…
SYNOPSIS For its third annual edition, Art D’Égypte invited contemporary Egyptian artists to offer visual interpretations of the culture surrounding one of Historic Cairo’s most vibrant streets: al-Mu’iz, the medieval city’s kilometre-long main thoroughfare with its incomparable concentration of Islamic architectural treasures. ‘Reimagined Narratives’ presented…
SYNOPSIS Concepts relating to deformation and reformation have remained invariably significant in the contemporary art field, through unique explorations of color and form, and different mediums and techniques. Artists investigate their own visual languages and interpretations, set against an ever-changing societal backdrop. A sublimity and…
SYNOPSIS Concepts relating to deformation and reformation have remained invariably significant in the contemporary art field through unique explorations of color and form and different mediums and techniques. Artists investigate their own visual languages and interpretations, set against an everchanging societal backdrop. A sublimity and…
SYNOPSIS Contemporary artists have long relied on describing their art pieces based on the traditional rules of visual arts; rules set by those who came before them. There is a certain connection between them and artists from past eras; through this connection contemporary artists learn…
SYNOPSIS ‘Technocrats’ invited people to enter a space where artists ruled. Every artist dominated their own space, and the visitor became immersed in their world. Technocracy as a concept entails that the ruling class be made entirely of people who excel in their intellectual fields.They…
SYNOPSIS The Mu’anath exhibition explored the feminine appropriation rooted in our cultural identity through photography, painting and sculpture. The perception of the Mu’anath in our day-to-day lives can take the form of an inanimate object, a person, a figure, a structure, an abstract form or…
SYNOPSIS Modern suburban landscaping has often stuck to conformity and repetitiveness in order to achieve harmony. Live Uncommon has completely moved away from that direction, jumping into a challenging quest to find harmony in difference. Instead of having a uniform infrastructure, we find ourselves in…
SYNOPSIS Art D’Égypte took up 12 spaces in Downtown Cairo creating the grand art concept “Cairo International Art District”. The spaces embraced contemporary art solo and group exhibitions, as well as independent projects. They included:– Kodak Passage– Cinema Radio– Townhouse Gallery– 6 Shops– Access Art…
