Al-Ahram Art Gallery Al-Galaa St, Ramses, the new building, Tel 16545 “She, the Secret of Life,” a group exhibition of women painters such as Ahlam Fekri, Zeinab Salem, Nazli Madkour, Laila Hendi, Rabab Nemr and Zeinab Al-Sageny (4-13 April).
Arts-Mart Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, 6th of October, Tel 0100 0773860 “Forty Years in Egypt,” Britt Boutros-Ghali's retrospective exhibition (closing 22 April). AUC Falaki Theatre Gallery American University in Cairo, Tahrir Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 88721446, daily from 6pm to10pm except Tuesdays “30 Years of El-Warsha in Pictures,” a photography exhibition held as part of the Sixth Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF). The exhibition is created and designed to highlight the different stages of El Warsha's work over the past 30 years. In an attempt to tell Egypt's story, emphasizing the strength and the wisdom of the conquered, inspiration was found in daily life after having interacted with western theatre and Egypt's cultures for the previous few years. It includes around 20 photos by photographers Khaled Goweily, Nabil Boutros and Roger Anis (closing 8 April). “The Contemporary Shutter (Egypt): A Looking Glass at D-CAF,” a photography project and exhibition. In this year's D-CAF, Photopia's Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Marwa Abou Leila, will curate a project featuring eight selected contemporary photographers. The photographers will be granted full access to all D-CAF performances— and by the end of the festival, Photopia and D-CAF will organize a 10-day exhibition of the festival's best photos in AUC Falaki Theatre and Gallery Space (9-16 April). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Wagih Yassa (closing 9 April). “Messages,” a retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Farid Fadel (12-20 April). Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall The Egyptian Society for Autism miscellaneous exhibition (closing 9 April). 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. The Second Egyptian Forum for Traditional and Contemporary Jewellery showcases works by 125 designers from 18 governorates. This edition's guest of honour is world-renowned jeweler Azza Fahmy and it will honour the name of artist Hassan Sayed and gifted jeweler Suzanne Al-Masry. It also features a series of seminars and workshops for full programme flock to www.cdf.gov.eg (4-18 April). Dai 14 Al-Hrar St, off Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Mohandeseen A duo exhibition of painting and sculpture by Salah Al-Melegui and Hassan Kamel (1-23 April). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “Half Way through the Thread,” an exhibition about modern and contemporary textiles to showcase the diverse techniques and materials used in Egypt that are included under the umbrella of textiles. Darb 1718 aims to create a space within which contemporary textiles related artworks will be discovered; the pieces that are made by artists as well as the craftsmen. There will be no distinction between art and craft in this exhibition (3 April-15 May). Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 5419 “Images India,” a photography exhibition by Ashraf Talaat as part of India by the Nile Festival. Talaat works with the National Geographic magazine and will exhibit photographs taken during his visits to India depicting the various faces of the enigmatic country (10-13 April). Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2737 3298 Artworks by Mohamed Rizk (closing 11 April). 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 “Nostalgia,” paintings by Magdi Anwar (closing 8 April). Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 An exhibition of Arab, Chinese and Italian calligraphy (23 March-23 April).
Al-Hanager Arts Centre Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 6861 Adam Henein Hall The Adam Henein 2017 Sculpture Award group exhibition (closing 14April). Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Imagination,” a duo exhibition of paintings by Asmaa Tageddin and Wafaa Al- Nashashibi (10-20 April). Khanalmaghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940 A solo exhibition showcasing sculptures by late sculptor Gaber Hegazy (1936-2016) (closing 13 April). Kodak Passageway 29 Hoda Shaarawi , Downtown, First Floor & Windsor Hotel, weekends from 3-9 pm Part of D-CAF's 6th edition, CAMOCA (Cairo Museum of Contemporary Art) is a transnational curatorial project that reflects on the history of contemporary art in Cairo. CAMOCA adopts specific artistic strategies that have been inspired by projects and exhibitions by artists, pedagogues, film makers, curators, academics and thinkers who have worked in the region over the past years, including Adelita Husni-Bey, Manuel Pelmus, Noor Afshan Mirza and Brad Butler, Reem Fadda, Clare Davies and Anton Vidokle. In their trans-disciplinary work these artists and thinkers challenge exhibition formats, categories and protocols of museums. CAMOCA poses questions about an imaginary contemporary art museum in Cairo – what would it host, where would it be, who would visit it? It proposes to discuss the renewed interest in museums with artists and curators who are engaged in building museums through art projects, exhibitions and books, across cultures, disciplines and media, considering that the act of building museums is also a critical, performative act (closing 12 April). Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis Hall “A Missing Circle,” paintings by Mustafa Kamal (6-16 April). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 “The Last Farewell,” a solo exhibition by Hany Rashed based on a true story of the artist's life from 1993 until now. Flawless bright-colored stains occupy Rashed's paintings in a random order contradicting the landscape scene. In an attempt to disdain death rituals and hallows, he expresses mental illness, psychological conflicts and death through disturbing paintings (19 March-24 April). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 02 2736 7544 Paintings by Nazli Madkour (closing 13 April). Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 “Princesses and Palaces,” paintings by Katherine Bakhoum (closing 14 April). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “Temporal Semiotics,” an exhibition by Malak Yacout (closing 9 April). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Paintings by Hayam Abdel-Baqi (closing 8 April). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Egypt Resumes Giving,” an exhibition of paintings by Farghali Abdel-Hafiz and sculptures by Abdel-Aziz Saab (closing 15 April). Venue II Sculptures by Abdel-Aziz Saab (closing 15 April).
