Arts-Mart Km 28 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, 6th of October, Tel 0100 0773860 “Artists of Tomorrow,” is an annual group show displaying artwork by 10 promising young artists in separate art fair booths in the huge Arts-Mart gallery space. Participating artists: Adham Badawy, Ahmed Magdy, Dana Al-Nafouri, Asmaa Samy and many more. This year will include an art booth for Mhanny Yaoud's large colourful irregular painting installations (closing 27 May). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds,Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by a Thai artist (14-22 May). Music Library (Ziyad Bakir) Hall Installation by David William (14-21 May). Palace of Arts The Fourth International Caricature Forum features works by 272 cartoonists from 64 Arab and foreign countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Tunisia, Russia, India, Belgium, China, Indonesia, and Croatia (closing 17 May). 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 “Imagined Life in a Museum Vitrine,” is the fourth and final chapter of the long term project If Not For That Wall that has been taking place at CIC over the past two years. It is a long-term project interested in different forms of imprisonment. It addresses institutionalized forms of imprisonment as well as other forms of social exclusion. It includes Plan for Greater Baghdad by Ala Younis, The Zone by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, The Exhibition by Hossam Ali and Domestic Tourism II by Maha Maamoun.The chapter traces notions of desire and defeat inherent to the histories of national liberation movements in Egypt and the region, and the recession of collective forms of organization and ideas of the common in face of accelerated processes of segregation, individualization and consumption. Imagined Life in A Museum Vitrine consists of an exhibition, alongside a programme of discussions, artist talks, screenings, a workshop, and a selection of related books available in the CIC's library. The exhibition brings together four works that look at the construction of national identity and the manifestations of the state in the modern Arab city (3 May - 22 June). Dai 14 Al-Hrar St, off Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Mohandeseen “Earth Memory,” a duo exhibition of sculpture by Said Badr and Ayman Al-Semary (29 April-25 May). 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. There will be no distinction between art and craft in this exhibition (closing 15 May). Faculty of Applied Arts In front of Cairo University, Giza An exhibition marks the 100th birth anniversary of leading pastel artist Mohamed Sabry (closing 15 May). 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 “Shorouk,” paintings by Mohamed Dessouki (closing 23 May). Khanalmaghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940 “3+1,” a group exhibition features the artists: Amal Bashir, Khaled Sirag, Salah Al-Mur and Souad Abdel-Rasoul (9-23 May). Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis Hall & Nahdat Misr Hall A retrospective exhibition of sculpture, painting, ceramic and hammered copper commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of extraordinary artist Gamal El-Sagini (closing 16 May). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/ 0100 1704554 “In the Presence of the Animal,” an exhibition of paintings by Adel El-Siwi. Comprising 280 artworks, including paintings, assemblages, drawings and mono-prints, all rigorously selected among hundreds of works produced, this exhibition is truly special and cannot be missed (closing 31 May). Mr and Mrs Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum On the corner of Giza St and Kafur St, next to the State Council, Giza, Tel 02 3336 2921 Horizon One Hall An exhibition commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of artist Sayed Abdel-Rasoul (1917-1995) (closing 18 May). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Via Aurelia,” solo sculpture exhibition by sculptor Naguib Moein (closing 18 May). Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 Horra,” an exhibition of paintings by Karim Abd Elmalak (closing 19 May). “ SOMA art 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, 2nd floor, apartment 4, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2429292 “Kintsugi,” a group exhibition of photography by Karim Hayawan, Nelly El-Sharkawy, Nour Kamel with embroidery by Mariam Farid (closing 15 May). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “Out of Print,” is an invitation to think in 3D. It is a collaboration between tech collective Cairo Hackerspace and members of the public. Individuals are invited to put forth an idea or problem to be translated into physical form: it could be a sound or a gesture, a painting or a photograph. Engineers from Cairo Hackerspace will be available every day of the exhibition from 4 to 8 with 3D printers, virtual reality headsets, scanners and sensors to create, problem-solve, and produce models based on the ideas presented. In addition to participating in the printing process, members of the public are also invited to pen their thoughts on an idea board facing the printers. This experiment attempts to challenge notions of value in the process of artistic production. An “original” can be contested when the artwork itself is a reproducible data file; a chance glitch can create something that's one of a kind. The result of this collaborative interaction is an unpredictable process that raises questions about copyright and intellectual property (30 April-21 June). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Paintings by Rifky Al-Razzaz (closing 16 May). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I & Venue II A retrospective exhibition of sculpture, painting, ceramic and hammered copper commemorates the 100th birth anniversary of extraordinary artist Gamal El-Sagini (closing 16 May).
