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For the Sake of Colour by Mohamed El Masry
Sunday, July 25th 2010
25 July-25 Aug 2010. The online Maria Pestana Art Gallery dedicates this monthly exhibition to the colourful paintings of the Egyptian artist Mohamed El Masry. Colour is for the artist the best means of expressing his feelings and in his works it defines the shape of his protagonists and motifs. more
Sunday, July 25th 2010
25 July-1 Sept 2010. This group exhibition brings together 45 paintings of the female body by 15 Egyptian artists including Salah Taher, Ahmed Nawwar, Samir Fouad, Yasser Nibayal, Ibrahim El-Dessouki and Mohsen Shaalan. The works on show explore the evolution of the techniques and styles used to depict women over the past 40 years. Highlights include the Alexandrian girls portrayed by Mahmoud Said in his famous work Banat Bahary, the elegant and graceful aristocratic women immortalised by Hussein Bikar and the impressionistic depiction of beautiful women against a romantic background by Sabri Ragheb. more
Tuesday, June 29th 2010
29 June-15 July 2010. This photographic exhibition displays 44 colour photographs by the Italian diplomat and artist Nicolò Tassoni Estense taken during his posting to India from 2006 to 2009. Tassoni Estense portrays scenes from everyday life of ordinary people in rural and urban areas around the Indian subcontinent, characterised by great geographical and cultural diversity. He immortalizes among others fishermen in the river Narmada in central India, bus travellers in the crowded Kolkata and faithful pilgrims along the river Ganges. more
Tuesday, June 15th 2010
15 June-15 August 2010. This is the 12th exhibition of acquisitions made by the Picasso art gallery. The pieces on show range from old and rare works of art to modern and contemporary items bought recently by the gallery. Featured artists include Sabri Ragheb, Kamal Yknour, Injy Aflaton, Hassan Soliman, Ali Dessouki, Salah Taher, Nabil Darwish, Zeinab Abdelhamid, Ibrahim Abdelmalak, Sayed Saad Eldin, Seif Wanly, Tahia Halim and Hamed Nada. more
Group Exhibition at Mashrabia Gallery
Sunday, June 13th 2010
13 June-18 July 2010. This group exhibition presents the work of some of the gallery’s favourite artists such as Deena Fadel and Amr Ali on the 20th anniversary of its opening. more
Sunday, June 13th 2010
13 June-9 August 2010. Following last year’s exhibition Contemporary Views II, dedicated to landmarks of yesterday, today and tomorrow, Contemporary Views III displays the landmarks of the third and fifth generation of Egyptian artists. The exhibition presents work by artists who have marked milestones on the country’s artistic development as well as young talents who have emerged in different art mediums such as painting, photography and sculpture. The participants include Mounir Canaan, Taha Hussein, Omar El-Nagdi, George El-Bahgoury, Saaid El-Adawy, Laila Ezzat, Ahmed Mostafa, Khaled Hafez, Hazem Taha, Ayman El-Semary, Hamdy Ateya, Gihan Suleiman and Hany Rashed. more
Thursday, June 10th 2010
10 June-10 July 2010. Colourful collages by the Egyptian artist Mina Sarofim. more
Sunday, June 13th 2010
13-25 June 2010. This group exhibition, displayed at Injy Aflaton Hall, Mohamed Nagy Hall and Ratib Sediq Hall inside Cairo’s Atelier, features works by various painters from Luxor, who portray the central Egyptian city’s landscapes and monuments. Luxor, which stands on the site of the ancient city of Thebes, lies along the Nile river and is characterized by its ancient ruins, which are now part of the modern city. more
Sunday, June 13th 2010
13 June-13 July 2010. This group exhibition features the very summery work of Egyptian artists including Amr Fekry and Fathi Afifi. more
Friday, June 11th 2010
11-21 June 2010. This group exhibition features contemporary works made using various techniques and styles by Italian artists such as Matteo Basile, Alberto Di Fabio and Stefania Fabrizi. more