The Giza Zoo as colonial archive

Bryony Dunne spotlights the establishment’s layered history in Istanbul show

On portraiture as a work of fiction: Reviewing Gypsum Gallery’s latest show

But what if describing a taxidermied bird’s flight as mere fiction ends the story too soon?

Tips from the culture desk: Plants, seeds, Islamic urbanism, metaphysical thinking

There's also a photo summit.

Tips from the culture desk: Surrealists, comics and art!

Apart from the tips below, check out the group exhibition Roznama 5 at Medrar and Mohamed Allam's The Contents of the Grocery Bag at the Contemporary Image Collective. Also consider going to watch zealously iconoclastic comedy Kalb Balady in cinemas,…

New arts season in Cairo set to energize

There’s a lot to look forward to culture-wise from September to November in Cairo, and here we’ve compiled some highlights.