On Friday a song was briefly released on YouTube by Egyptian musician Ramy Essam. The song, Ashan Takhdoh (So You Can Take It), is directed by successful artist Ganzeer. An angry,…
Ganzeer’s metaphor imagines the world as a spectacle, something that you can choose either to gaze at or participate in.
For months now, Hany Rashed has been fascinated with the possibilities of plastic. He tried, at first, painting on plastic sheets. But that didn’t give him the effect he wanted. When he heated…
April was a busy month for art aficionados in Cairo. Several exhibitions, performances and talks opened across the city. Many venues also hosted the third edition of the Downtown Contemporary…
Four hundred copies of Walls of Freedom are still being held by the customs authority more than two months after their confiscation,…
On Wednesday, privately owned newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported that the customs authority in Alexandria had seized 400 copies of a book documenting…
«You probably noticed that Qasr al-Nil Bridge has been repainted in green and lavish gold. Just the other week, the glistering wet paint on the railings leapt out…»
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