The American University in Cairo The Photographic Gallery New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “Retrospective: Photographs from the Collection”, is a group exhibition from the gallery's archival collection. It is an overview of past exhibitions ranging from the 19th Century to the present moment. Participating photographers are: Amr Abdallah, Aladin Abdel Naby, Marwa Adel, Robert Azzi, Reem Al-Faisal, John Feeney, Meral Friedlander, Ara Güler, Boulos Isaac, Jaime Mota, Dorothy Norman, Randa Shaath, Riad Shehata, and John C. Tordai among others (closing 12 January).
Arts-Mart Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, 6th of October, Tel 0100 0773860 “The Cairo Art Fair II,” is the gallery's grandest exhibition yet, the second edition of the Cairo Art Fair is the manifestation of the dream to become a one-stop destination for Egyptian art enthusiasts worldwide. The fair is not just about viewing art, but experiencing art. It provides a medium to physically walk through the contemporary Egyptian art scene today giving the audience a chance to fully explore and experience the current Egyptian art scene. Displaying the latest work of over 100 of Egypt's best artists across a variety of different disciplines, Cairo Art Fair II is set to be a strong and dynamic show not to be missed. It includes the latest works of Khaled Zaki, Mohamed Abla, George Bahgoury, Guirgis Lotfy, Hossam Dirar, Karim Abdelmalak, Mohamed El Damarawy, Ibrahim El Tanbouli, Lina Mowafy, Britt Boutros Ghali, Nazli Madkour, Deena Fadel, Klay Kassem, Mohamed Sabry, Gamal Meleka, Eman Ossama, and many more (closing 15 February). British Council 192 Al Nile St, Agouza, Cairo, 12654 Art Jameel's Second Alumni exhibition of the Art Jameel Programme for Traditional Arts and Crafts. The aim of this exhibition is to give an opportunity for young artists to showcase their talent in the fields of traditional arts (3-6 January). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Samaa Yehia (9-16 January). Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall The Arab Creators Forum miscellaneous exhibition (9-16 January). 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 khayameya products. Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 “Artist Project,” a collective exhibition features Reem Osama, Afnan Samir, Ahmed Shaaban, Ahmed Yehia, Abeer Fawzi, Nada Abdel-Nasser, Nadime Orabi and many more (closing 5 January). Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “The Secret,” an exhibition of paintings by Emad Abou Zeid (9-19 January). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 “Threads,” a solo exhibition by the Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio, who exhibits for the first time in Cairo. The concept of ‘eternal return' is something that is repeated over and over again in the work of Torio. The artist has chosen the idea of recycling as the return of the residue through the usage of espresso capsules and aluminium covers of wine bottles (closing 5 January). AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 “Before Dawn,” new paintings by artist Sami Aboul-Azm (closing 17 January). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2736 7544 “Apeirophobia”, an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Ghany about memories of Al Azhari Street (closing 12 January).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Behind Closed Doors,” an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid (closing 7 January). “A Glimpse of Heritage,” an exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Abla (10 January-9 February). Switzerland Embassy Office for International Cooperation 24 Gamaleddin Abul-Mahasen St, Garden City, Tel 02 2795 1536, 02 2794 3638 “From Rags to Riches,” is an exhibition presents for the first time in Egypt 20 artworks conceived to be displayed in public spaces and created using recycled materials. Many of them have an interactive purpose or a functional one. It is organized by Baad El Bahr for Cultural Development & Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art. Participating artists: Ahmed Askalany, Afrodite Al-Seesy, Hatem Mousa, Ramy Beshr, Rania Atef, Sama Waly, Florence Mohy and Monica Michel, Akeel Khreef, Medhat Benzoher and Mahitab Hassan (closing 31 January). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “The Past is Always an Invented Land, Orhan Pamuk,” is an exhibition from the Amgad Naguib Collection. “The Past is Always an Invented Land” is an un-curated mass of things from the collection of Amgad Naguib, downtown Cairo's famed collector and dealer of objects, artworks, ephemera, and other relics of Egypt's modernist past. Naguib's extraordinarily rich collection is entirely kept intact: its chaotic composition and uncontrollable orchestration was directly transferred from his anarchic storage spaces downtown into the Townhouse gallery space. In the end, his collection is ruthlessly put on view with little regard for historical narrative or tidy curatorial statements to create an emphatically disorganized anti-exhibition (closing 1 February). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Zeinab Al-Sageny …Melds with her Life Signatures,” an exhibition of her latest artworks (closing 9 January). Venue II “Homage to Al Wasiti,” is an exhibition of latest paintings by Ahmed Abdel-Karim (closing 9 January).
