Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Nazli Mustafa (closing 2 March). Oil paintings and photography by Nagah Sedqi and Mohamed Madkour (4-10 March). Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall An exhibition of oil paintings by Tarek Mohsen Gaber (the Free Form Group) (1-8 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 khayameya products. Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Shadows of the Imperceptible,” exhibitions is the five-week-long public articulations of the sixth edition of PhotoCairo. It consists of two exhibitions at the CIC and Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre as well as performances, screenings, talks, discussions and studio visits in different locations across the city. “Shadows of the Imperceptible” also contains a number of newly commissioned artworks by local artists whose practices engage with related concerns. Thematically, the show explores the tension between the visible and the invisible, what is seen and what is withheld from sight. Exhibiting artists: Abeer Fawzy, Asmaa Ibrahim, Donia Shohdy, Hend Moaaz, Hend Samir, Mireille El Magrissy, Mona El Husseini, Mariam Abdel Rahman, Nourhan Ibrahim, Sandra Frauhbing, Paul Geday and others (15 Febraury-23 March). Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 “Discourse of Silence,” paintings by Saadi Al-Kaabi (1-28 March). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2737 3298 The Contemporary Ceramic Forum showcases artworks by 25 artists (28 February-15 March).
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. Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 “Charm of the South,” paintings by Adel Metawaa (closing 4 March). Kodak Passageway Kodak passageway, 20 Adly St, in front of the Synagogue, 11am - 9pm every day weekends included Baad El Bahr for Cultural Development and Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art organise a pop-up exhibition by Rania Atef and Akeel Khreef. This is an occasion to experience these up-cycled works exhibited in downtown, one of the most vibrant and artistic areas in Cairo, before they are set in a public space, their final destination (closing 5 March).
Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “The Beauty of Life,” paintings by Ibrahim Al-Tanbouli (6-16 March). AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 “Inner Dialogue,” paintings by Hazem Taha Hussein (closing 2 March). “Noor, ” paintings by Tarek Montasser (5-29 March). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 “Les Souvenirs ne sont pas à Vendre,” a solo exhibition by Xavier Puigmartì (closing 16 March). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Askalany's Figures,” a solo exhibition by Ahmed Askalany (closing 9 March). The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “15 Women Photographers”, group exhibition is a unique photographic journey viewed through the lens of 15 female photographers each seeing the world with their own perspective. The timing of this exhibition coincides with International Women's Day. Participating photographers are: Marwa Adel, Kristie Burns, Mirea Cano, Reem Al Faisal, H. Meral Friedlander, Habiba El Gendy, Chaké Kelian, Heba Khalifa, Dorothy Norman, Monda Rafla, Nagla Samir, Ola Seif, Randa Shaath, Johanna Von Schledorn and Tatyana Zenkovich (closing 23 March). Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 “Moulid Ya Donia,” a retrospective exhibition of paintings by Zakaria Al-Zeini (closing 10 March). Salama 36(A) Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Spring and its Colours,” a group exhibition by the likes of Abu-Bakr Al-Nawawi, Djehan Raouf, Omar Al-Nagdi (6-16 March). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “Temporal Semiotics,” an exhibition by Malak Yacout (18 February- 9 April). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Latest collection of paintings by former culture minister Farouk Hosni (closing 4 March).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I & II “Patience is a Virtue,” exhibition features the latest works of incredible artist Rabab Nemr (closing 12 March).
