The Art Lounge An annex to Al MASAR gallery, Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “Fifth Generation”, a special group exhibition showcases the latest artworks by artists from the fifth generation of the Egyptian Art Movement all in which graduated from Art University during the 80's, 90's and later. The exhibition will give an overview of the inspirations, thoughts and creations of a group of artists from the same generation and how they manifest them in their artworks. The artists include: Essam Darwish, Ibrahim Al-Dessouki, Hamdi Attia, Sami Abul Azm, and Kareem Al Qurity (10 November- 3 December). Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 2737 0602/2736 *Hanager Art Centre “Form and Time”, a trio exhibition of sculpture and the first show presented by Mamar (corridor) group of sculptors featuring gifted sculptors Ahmed Qaraali, Hassan Kamel and Hisham Abdallah (7-17 November). Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin El-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo. Tel 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products. Duroub 4 Latin America St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881 “Water Colour”, paintings by Galal Al-Husseiny (3-20 November). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 *Ahmed Sabri & Al-Hussein Fawzi Halls “Two in One”, an exhibition of paintings by Abdel-Moneim Moawad (Closing 7 November). *Kamal Khalifa Hall Paintings by Reem Abu Eid, Essam Al-Shiti and Marwa Mohamed (Closing 7 November) November). *Ragheb Ayad Hall Painting and sculpture by Hisham Abdullah (Closing 7 November). Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 The permanent exhibition of the handicrafts centre products including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 5423/2735 8791 “From Villa Verdi to Cairo: The untraveled journey”, a photography exhibition by Sandro Vannini. It includes 36 images of Casa Verdi and the relics within it, as well as 14 panels with reproductions of unpublished documents, fruit of the long correspondence between the composer and Draneht Bey, Egyptian representative for Cultural Affairs for Ismail Pasha, and between Verdi and Camille Du Locle, French entrepreneur and librettist and a collaborator of Verdi's (running through 10 November). AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “The Mirage II”, an exhibition of paintings by established artist Hazem Taha Hussein. The artist was born in Giza, Egypt in 1961. He is an Associate Professor of visual communication design at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Helwan University. The exhibition will showcase the artist's new collection (10 November- 3 December). Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall “Botanical Meditations”, sculptures by Adam Henein and Essam Darwish (10-30 November). Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) 23, Talaat Harb, Downtown Cairo, Tel 2393 3396/2396 0071 “Faces and Features: Caricatures of Indian and Egyptian personalities”, a caricature exhibition organised by the Egyptian Caricature Society (Closing 14 November). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel: 2578 4494/0100 1704554 “This is a Dream Come True”, in this exhibition artist Ali Abdel-Mohsen uses line drawings and acrylic color on the surfaces of cardboard boxes to convey his impressions of decline in contemporary Egypt: on the political, social and human level. His works depict a savage and dystopian universe where man must struggle for survival. A self-taught artist, he chooses the medium of disused cardboard boxes as a way of conveying the primitive aesthetics of his message (Closing 7 November). Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 2736 6667/65 *Al-Bab Hall “Visual Code 2”, paintings by Hamdi Abdallah (Closing 11 November). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem St, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 7544/ Mob: 010 14587179 “Moving Forward”, an exhibition of paintings by Britt Boutros Ghali (Closing 10 November). The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 2615 3318 “EuropeanPressphoto Agency: Current Images”, a group exhibition presents a series of photographs from the vast archival collection of The European Pressphoto Agency, that contains over three million images. These powerful photographs taken by epa's leading photographers covers hard news, sports, entertainment, current events, and international issues from January 2012 until the present (Closing 7 November). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth & Word Halls “In Focus”, a photography exhibition (11-19 November). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086 *First Floor gallery “Ugly Feelings” is an exhibition about emotional states that reflect a lack of agency. Anxiety, irritation, envy, lethargy — the kinds of feelings that are vaguely uncomfortable, sometimes difficult to justify, and usually dismissed as relatively banal, despite their pernicious power to prevent the emotional subject from acting.These feelings have a tendency to circulate during times of painful uncertainty, keeping their subjects disoriented and making it difficult to perform. The exhibition is driven by a personal curatorial essay by Ania Szremski narrating a diverse group of works, which are bound together by a shared aim of dealing with or provoking particular emotions. The text itself is a response to certain vexing questions Townhouse has been facing since 2011 about how it should continue to operate in an extended traumatic moment. Artists find it difficult to work, exhibitions are cancelled, and seemingly innocuous projects can trigger unexpectedly violent controversies; as a result, the institution finds itself having to re-negotiate its programs very quickly (and usually with very limited resources) in reaction to the changing circumstances (running through 20 November). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 “Masterpieces XI: Collective Summer Exhibition 2013”, for the eleventh consecutive year the gallery presents an exclusive collection of paintings and sculptures for the most prominent artists including among others Abdel Rahman Al-Nachar, Abdel Wahab Abdel Mohsen, Adel Mostafa, Armen Agop, Ayman AL-Semary, Ayman Saadawy, Rabab Nemr, Farghali Abdel- Hafiz, Zeinab Al-Sagini, Farouk Hosny, Gazbia Sirry and Gamal Al-Sagini (Closing15 November). Diwan Bookstores 105 Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis,Tel 2690 8184/85 Mon11, 7pm: A book signing of Aklam Dafea (Warm Pens) by a group of authors. 159, 26th of July St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 2582/98 Thur14, 7pm: A book signing of Fetnat Al Khilafa book written by Mohamed Abu-Rahma. The Netherlands-Flemish Institute 1 Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek, Tel 2738 2520/22/2736 2988 Thur7, 6pm: “Diplomatic gifts at the Mamluk Court” a lecture to be delivered by Chair of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London Professor Daris Bahrens-Abouseif. El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Word Hall Thur7, 7pm: “The Cultural Heritage” a seminar features design and engineering Professor Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Mahdi. Moderated by Professor Eman Gamal El Din. The event is organised by the Egyptian Association for preservation of Heritage. Sat9, 7pm: A seminar entitled, “Discover…Travel…Challenge “by Engineer Shadi Naeim, Haitham Soliman, and Walid Galal. Sun10, 5pm: A seminar entitled; “Together we revitalise the Arabic language” presents Ahmed Al Ashri. Sun10, 7pm: “The International Day of Science, Peace and Development”, a lecture to be given by Environmental Mass Communication expert Ghada Hashad. Wed13, 7pm: A poetry recital entitled Yallah Sher (Pro Poetry) by poets Mohamed Metwali and Mustafa Ayad. Thur14, 5pm: “Medicine from Ancient Egypt to Modern Egypt” a lecture given by Dr.Ahmed Safan and Ebtesam Al Shamaa; moderated by Dr.Abeer Galal. Thur14, 7pm: “Post-Revolution Egypt” an open discussion with world-renowned novelist and writer Alaa Al Aswani.
