In Beirut’s villa, you stand in front of a maquette. It’s about shoulder level and doesn't appear to be well-made, but like a puzzle assembled over time. White cardboard buildings…
Out-arting the art with artful narrative does not, ultimately, do anything for the actual artwork in space.
Malak Helmy’s show adds a new beam to the inquisitiveness that surrounded AUC’s move to the desert from Tahrir Square six years ago.
I have no issue with cryptic works, if there’s enough to tantalize a committed viewer, says Mia Jankowicz about Wael Shawky's Al Araba Al Madfuna.
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