The American University in Cairo Margon Veillon Gallery, AUC Main Campus, Mohamed Mahmoud St, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Tel 02 2735 8791 “Illustration for Children: Italian Excellence,” an exhibition features 18 Italian illustrators who will present 72 works, four tablets each. It has been organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, in collaboration with the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the leading professional fair for children's books in the world, and AUC, American University in Cairo. These creations reflect the artistic trajectories followed by designers who, in the course of just two generations, have introduced a new concept for illustrated books. Their originality and expressive power gained success also abroad, where they have been repeatedly awarded (28 January-10 February). Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 “Fine Art Creations,” a trio exhibition by Noha Derag, Khaled Ali Hassan and Basma Abul-Yazed (closing 7 February). 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). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Adel Bassiouni (closing 4 February). Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall A miscellaneous collective exhibition by a group of female artists (closing 5 February). 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. Dai 14 Al-Hrar St, off Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Mohandeseen “Haneen,” (Nostalgia), a duo exhibition by Reda Abdel-Rahman and Sayed Abdu Selim (closing 16 February). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “Distraction,” an exhibition about boredom and heterotopia featuring artworks from Darb 1718 permanent collection, including photography and paintings. It emphasizes these links between heterotopias and boredom by juxtaposing heterotopic scenes with work from Darb 1718 private collection (closing 26 February). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2737 3298 “Drawing between Imagination and Words,” an exhibition of paintings by Reda Abdel-Salam (closing 9 February). 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. Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 Mosaic art exhibition by Italian artist Carlos Torio (closing 15 February). Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Egyptian Glimpse ,” paintings by Sayed Saad El Din (20 February - 2 March). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 “Slow War,” the fourth solo exhibition of paintings by Ali Abdel-Mohsen (closing 16 February). Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6667/65 Al-Bab Selim Hall “Towards Harmony,” an exhibition of paintings by Ayman Salah Taher (closing 4 February). “The Cache,” sculptures by Hassan Kamel (8-21 February). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2736 7544 “Mazag,” (Mood), an exhibition of paintings by Mostafa Rahma (closing 5 February). Picasso East Villa no.39, El Narges 3, 5th Settlement-90 St., Infront of Lake View Compound-New Cairo, Tel 02 2678 1766/012 20000035 A retrospective exhibition by world-renonwned artist Georges Bahgory (29 January- 28 February). Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre 2 Saad Zaghloul Street next to Saad Zaghloul Cemetery, Al-Mounira, Tel 02 2795 6864/02 “A Shared Space 4,” a duo exhibition of paintings features Lina Osama and Mhanny Yaoud (31 Januray-9 February). Salama 36 (A) Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Classics,” a duo exhibition of paintings by Mervat Refaat and Michael Maalouf (6-16 February).
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). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 “Sukoon,” (Silence), an exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Khedr (1-13 February). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Let's Talk,” an exhibition of Souad Mardam Bey latest artworks (closing 14 February). Venue II “Roller Coaster,” is an exhibition by Yasmine El-Hazek (closing 14 February).
