Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 “A Hidden Message,” group exhibition of paintings by Gamil Shafiq, Reda Abdel-Rahman, Walid Nayef, Mamdouh Kassifi and others (closing 13 March).
The Arts-Mart Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 010 0077 3860 “Fragments of a Luminary,” a retrospective show featuring 80 artworks by iconic Egyptian artist Omar Al-Nagdi (closing 5 March).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Aquarelle paintings by Noha Shendi (closing 13 March). Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Abdel-Sabour Shahin (closing 14 March). Palace of Arts The 57th Cairo Salon features works by 70 artists and includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings, installations, ceramics and photography (closing 13 March).
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products.
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “Egyptian Visions 2,” paintings by Mohamed Youssef (closing 7 March).
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 Paintings byEssam Marouf (closing 3 March).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 3298 Kamal Khalifa Hall “Dialogue Continued,” paintings by Neamat Al-Diwany (closing 16 March).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Gypsum 5 Ibrahim Naguib St, Apt 2, Garden City, [email protected], daily from 12-8pm, except Fridays 4-8pm and Sunday closed “Indelible,” photography by Randa Shaath, known for her black and white photographs that document the daily life of Cairo residents, and the rapid transformations that the city has witnessed over the last decade (closing 5 April).
Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, 2nd floor, Tel 02 2392 6692 “Spirit Inspiration,” works by Egyptian sculptor Houriya Al-Sayed (closing 3 March).
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “Remembered II,” a retrospective exhibition by renowned pioneer late artist and philosopherHussein Youssef Amin (1904 – 1984) showcasing his drawings from the 30's to the 50s. The exhibition highlights the history and revival of modern art in Egypt as an important segment of Hussein Youssef Amin's global life (6 March-3 April). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Al-Masry Al-Youm — Interferences with a Journal,” an exhibition by Hisham Al-Zeiny. Mashrabia has selected a group of mixed-media collages that originally appeared on the pages of Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of the most popular newspapers in Egypt. The title puns on a reflection on contemporary Egypt, while examining the role of the traditional media at a crucial time in Egyptian history. Images of football players overlap and mix with articles and news about politics, economy and culture, metaphorically addressing the need for dynamism and change called for by liberal youth (closing 10 March). “Hippopotamus Amphibious,” an exhibition of sculptures on the theme of the hippopotamus by Ahmed Askalany (13 March-14 April).
The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo,New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “Bird View Aerials: Aerial Photographs and Video Footage,” an exhibition of aerial cinematography still shots, including video footage by AUC alumni student Mohamed Abdel-Razek. The photographs include shots of the sea, beaches, clubs, views of Cairo, as well as shots of the AUC's new campus. This is the first aerial cinematography exhibition in the history of Egypt (closing 31 March).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Horse's Spectrum,” paintings by Mustafa Al-Razzaz (closing 10 March). “Ramifications”, paintings by Samir Fouad (13 March-2 April).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 “Soul,” paintings by Karim Abd Elmalak(closing 9 March).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall A calligraphy workshop exhibition featuring Haggar Magdi, Amal Said, Sayed Mustafa, Amira Sayed and Engy Badr Farghali, among others (closing 9 March).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 Photographs from the gallery's private collection are on permanent show, as well as some images from previous exhibitions.
Zamalek Art 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 “Rome: Farghali,” paintings by Farghali Abdel-Hafez (6 March-4 April).
