Art Corner 12 Sayed Al-Bakry St, from Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2760212 "Umm Kulthoum and the World of Singers", 35 paintings by artist Adel Thabet depict the diva Umm Kulthoum (1-21 December). 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). 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. Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 2396 4272 "Auto Italia, Viewing Copy", is an exhibition showing the work of Auto Italia for the first time in Cairo, presenting the collective practice of the organisation through re-considering two past projects; Auto Italia LIVE: Double Dip Concession and My Skin Is At War With A World Of Data. Exploring the potential that the exchange of “viewing copies” allows for sharing and reproducing work and images, the exhibition takes work that has previously been shown online, in print, and in gallery shows and re-interprets the material within the physical possibilities of the CIC space (21 November- 3 December). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 *"Children of Port Said 1956/2013", exhibition of paintings by children that documented events from the football game massacre and the shootings at the funerals to images from daily life such as the queues for bread and the petrol crisis. The exhibition chronicles three turbulent years in Egypt through the eyes of children who live in the city that has possibly suffered the most (16 November - 22 November). *"Brain Damage", is an exhibition presented by Kalb Balady which is an open group of young Egyptian street and non-street artists working together at the Wust el Balad (WeB) Studio and outdoors across cities in Egypt. The participating artists are: Amro Okacha, Fady Galal, Fajr Soliman, Ghadir Wagdi, Haytham Sherif, Mohamed Khaled and Razzan Said (21 November - 15 December 2013). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 *Ahmed Sabri & Ragheb Ayad Halls Sculptures by late artist Farouk Ibrahim (21-25 November). *Al-Hussein Fawzi Hall Paintings by Nadia Wahdan (21-25November). *Kamal Khalifa Hall Paintings by Lamia El-Shabrawy (21-25 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. Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, second floor. Tel 2392 6692 "Egyptian Landscapes in 19th Century's Hungary", by Hungarian artists Lajos Karoly Libay and Ivan Forray (Closing 24 November). 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 (Closing 24 November). Karmet Ibn Hanie Cultural Centre 6 Ahmed Shawky St, behind the Nile Tower in front of the Giza Zoo, Corniche Al-Nile, Tel 3357 0790 "Kurdistan through Egyptian Eyes", a photography exhibition on Kurdistan by Youssef Sabri (Closing 24 November). Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall "Botanical Meditations", sculptures by Adam Henein and Essam Darwish (21-30 November). Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 2735 1123 *Isis & Nahdat Misr Halls A group exhibition of Arab calligraphy (Closing 22 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 (21 November- 3 December). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel: 2578 4494/0100 1704554 "Sweet Dreams", paintings by Amre Heiba, he worked on this collection during the period from late 2009 until 2013. His drawings is a product of all what is going on around him both publicly and privately (17 November-9 December). The Netherlands-Flemish Institute 1 Mahmoud Azmi St, Zamalek, Tel 2738 2520/22/2736 2988 "Khiyamiyya", exhibition showcases pieces of art from Al-Khiyamiyya Street, the tentmakers street (21-28 November). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "La Shukran, Mish Ayzeen" (No Thanks, We Don't Want), exhibition of paintings by Mona Al-Bayoumi (21-29 November). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 Bronze sculptures by Gamal Al-Sagini (21 November-11 December).
