19 Mohamed Ali Al Eseary , Ard Al Lewa, Giza, Tel 012 88108880 Digital installation by Ahmed Al-Shaer (Closing 18 May). Art Corner 12 Sayed Al-Bakry St, from Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2760212 Paintings by Fadia Kouri (Closing 15 May). 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 “Portraits of Cairo”, paintings by artist Khaled Samahi . On Saturday 17 May, the artist will be painting live models in front of the audience starting 12:15pm, and a painting course will follow by the same artist (15-31 May) . Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Palace of arts An exhibition of paintings by late artist Mohsen Shaalan (Closing 2 June). 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. Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 5419 “Buenos Aires, the City”, a photographic exhibition by Argentinean artist Facundo de Zuviria (19-29 May). Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2391 6769 “Garden of Life”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Nihad Bahgat and Mona Afifi (18 May-18 June).
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 “In Carter's Footsteps…A Hungarian Archaeologist in Egypt”, a photo exhibition and lecture by Dr Zsuzsanna Vanek (17 May). Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall Sculpture by late artist Abdel-Hadi Al-Weshahi (14 May-25 June). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2578 4494/0100 1704554 “Toys”, is Hany Rashed latest body of work. The artist's philosophy starts from a simple assumption: the contemporary human being lives a freedom limited by constraints (Closing 15 May). “Nirvana”, after a five-year stay in the United States, Mohamed Al-Ganoubi returns to the Cairene scene (18 May- 12 June). Medrar for Contemporary Art 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen Street, Garden City, 1st Floor, Apt 4,Cairo, Egypt, 11519, Tel 2795 7714 “1971, Sun Ra in Egypt”, an exhibition by Tom Bogaret that will feature several art works by Bogaret based on his ongoing research on the life and work of legendary American jazz pioneer Sun Ra. Bogaret's research's point of departure is Sun Ra's 1971 visit to Egypt (15 May-13 June). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 “LEGEND”, paintings by Reda Abdel-Rahman (Closing 18 May). Nabta Art and Culture Centre 6 Al Shawarbi St, 6th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, opening hours:11.00–14:00 & 17:00 –21:00 (Fridays off) “Toffaha (arabic: apple)”, is a duo exhibition by Rasha Ragab and Christoph Nicolaus. They will show their video performances and photos and are sometimes very spontaneous, sometimes very intended. They arise from the correlation of their different cultural imprints, as African and European, Egyptian and German, Nubian and Bavarian, black and white, Muslim and Christian, as well as being woman and man descended from the Arab and Germanic cultural and language area (15-25 May). NADIM Showroom & Art Gallery Road 90 Concord Mall before AUC New Cairo Campus, Tel 012 70044490 “Faces and Beyond”, Dina Al-Messiri has been most interested in the theme of expressing human essence and what lies beyond the faces that mask the inner self. The mixed-media paintings on exhibit reflect her perspective on this theme and comprise her first solo exhibition (24-31 May). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 “Tonalities”, paintings by Samir Fouad (14 May-14 June). SAFARKHAN 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Silenced”, first solo exhibition of the young Egyptian talent Mohamed Monaiser (Closing 21 May). Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 “Art for All”, a collective exhibition of paintings by a galaxy of artists such as Galal Al-Husseini, George Bahgory, Jihan Raouf, Shaker Al-Meaadawi as well as works by late artists including among others Salah Taher, Bikar, Seif and Adham Wanli (5 May until the end of the season). Shadicor 214 the end of Al-Hegaz St, Masr Al-Gedida, Tel 2623 5026/012 22736389 “The Egyptian Art Pioneers”, a group exhibition of rare paintings by late and contemporary artists including among others Youssef Kamel, Tahiya Halim, Salah Taher, George Bahgory, Engy Eflaton, Adham Wanli and Adel Thabet (Closing 31 May). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth Hall Wood artworks by Hamed Abass (Closing 19 May). Paper artworks by Essameddin Ali (21-29 May). *Word Hall “Agija Suna”, exhibition on the Latvian contemporary art (Closing 20 May).
