Festivals and Films
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11th International Cairo Biennale.
20 Dec 2008-20 Feb 2009. Nearly 100 artists from the Middle East and beyond show their work in the 11th edition of the Cairo biennale, which this year explores the theme of
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Nermine Hammam exhibition at the Townhouse.
18 Jan-11 Feb. Recent photographs by Egyptian artist Nermine Hammam are on display in the exhibition
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17 Dec 2008-14 Jan 2009. Exhibitions, screenings, presentations, artist residencies, a workshop and a temporary publishing house make up this international multi-disciplinary visual arts project in Do...
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16-30 Nov 2008. Paintings and drawings by Farid Fadel make up the exhibition
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9 Nov-3 Dec 2008. Nine international artists explore the role of class in the production and dissemination of contemporary art. The artists are Annika Eriksson, Chris Evans, Dirk Fleischmann, Michele...
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20 Oct-6 Nov. Photographs by Ferene Pfeffer and Marcell Nagy illustrate Hungarian excavations in West Thebes.
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12 Oct-2 Nov 2008. The Townhouse gallery presents the exhibition
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Whirling Dervishes photography exhibition.
8-30 Sept 2008. Photographs by Amr Fekri of the famous Al-Tanoura whirling dervishes, or ritual dancers in long skirts.
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1-30 Sept 2008. Paintings by Omar El-Nagdi, George Bahgory, the late Kamal Yaknor, Ali Dessouki, Raouf Abdel-Meguid and Farouk Wagdi inspired by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Sound exhibition at the Townhouse.
7-30 Sept 2008. Barbara Armbruster from Germany, Marianne Eigenheer and Beat Streuli from Switzerland, Zoe Irvine from Britain, Hadel Nazmy and Mahmoud Refat from Egypt interpret and add to the sounds...
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Group exhibition at Doroub gallery.
1 Aug-30 Sept 2008. Exhibition of work by 50 artists including the late Sabry Ragheb, encompassing painting, sculpture, ceramic and handmade silver jewellery among other genres. Sat-Thurs 10.00-22.00....
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India-Egypt photographic exhibition.
10 Aug-11 Sept 2008. Exhibition of photographs tracing the long-standing diplomatic ties between India and Egypt.
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Contemporary Russian photography exhibition.
21 Sept-16 Oct 2008. Exhibition of work by contemporary Russian photographers Sergy Borisov, Vadim Gushchin, Francisco Infante and Alexander Slyusarev on a range of subjects from still life to artefac...
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6-30 July 2008. The Townhouse gallery presents two simultaneous exhibitions:
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8 June-2 July 2008. Photographs by Adham Bakry explore the differences and similarities between various Arab cities through the use of Arabic lettering in signage, posters and graffiti. Opening 8 June...
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Group exhibition at Zamalek art gallery.
15 June-30 Sept 2008. Prominent Egyptian artists including Abdel-Rahman El-Nachar, Hamed Owaiss, Farghali Abdel-Hafez, Farouk Hosni, Gazbia Sirry and Zeinab El-Segeiny feature in this group show at Za...
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Bassem Hussein at the French Cultural Centre.
13 May-3 June 2008. Engravings by Bassem Hussein. The show is part of a new initiative,
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19 May-31 Dec 2008. Paintings by George Bahgory, Ahmed Askalani, Omar El-Nagdi, Salah Taher, Effat Hosni, Mohsen Shaalan, Farouk Shehata and others.
