Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 02 2514 2581 “The Land of Turquoise,” a miscellaneous group exhibition, the product of the third art competition on Sinai and the victories of the 1973 October War (opening 16 November). The American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 The Photographic Gallery “Studio Armand: The Art of Wedding Portraiture,” a photographic exhibition by Armand Arzrouni. Arzrouni is a Swiss-Armenian photographer who worked in his father's photography studio Downtown Cairo between 1961-2007. His first portrait was of King Farouk's sister, Princess Faika, and her family. Both father and son specialized in portrait photography, carving a lucrative niche market photographing wedding portraits, which became highly sought after by the Egyptian middle and upper classes (15 November- 20 December). Art Mart Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, 6th of October, Egypt, Cairo, 0100 0773860 “Klay Kassem: His Ethereal World,” the gallery's first exhibition dedicated to the work of Klay Kassem (closing 11 November). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Palace of Arts The 28th Youth Salon (8 November-8 December). 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. Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “CAIROGRAPHIE,” Darb 1718 is an annual festival of photography and video, launching its first edition in 2017. It celebrates both photography and video through bringing together all career stages; emerging, mid-career and established artists as well as photographers, to raise awareness of contemporary topics through different forms of photography and video. The festival creates opportunities for artistic expression and engagement between participants and attendees. It is designed by Darb 1718 contemporary art and culture centre and “Photopia” photography school. The festival is composed of a main art exhibition alongside a rich artistic programme of workshops and talks, organized by both Darb 1718 and Photopia. CAIROGRAPHIE is planned to adopt a different core theme every year. This year's theme is “Transitions” developed by Karim Al-Hayawan, photographer and interior architect (5 November through the end of December). 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 “Steps,” a duo exhibition of paintings by Khaled Elhalaby and Nagat Farouk (12 November-2 December). Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Gatherings,” paintings by Mohamed Damarawy (13-23 November). Gezira Art Centre 1 ElsheikhElmarsafy St., next to Cairo Marriott Zamalek, Tel 02 279 49431 “Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku,” an exhibition of ceramics, textiles, metalwork, wood and bamboo crafts, organized by the Japan Foundation Cairo Office (11-28 November). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/ 0100 1704554 New abstract paintings by Assem Sharaf (5 November - 6 December). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 A retrospective exhibition for late artist Gamil Shafik (closing 12 November). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 Paintings by Abdel-Aal Hassan (12-30 November).
Picasso East Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, Tel 0122 0000035 “Something Beautiful About It,” paintings by Guirguis Lotfy (closing 11 November). “Colour X Colour,” a group exhibition features Nour Al-Saadi, Taher Al-Sheikh, Berry Habashi and Azza Refaat (closing 21 November). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “An Object Resembling an Artwork,” by Ahmed Shawky Hassan treads the line that separates art from object, the intentional from the incidental, and ritual performance from the infra-ordinary. Ahmed Shawky Hassan first draws the viewer into the gallery, the studio, or the museum space and then implicates them in worlds of meaning-construction that surround art. The works in the exhibition challenge the very space they occupy, the institution (both literally and figuratively), the immediate environment, and the established customs and conventions of exhibitions (12 November-10 January). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 “Al Mahmal: A Second Look ,” paintings by Hannah Stevenson on the great pilgrimage to Mecca (1-18 November). UBUNTU 1st Settlement, New Cairo, Tel 02 2737 6753/0100 2792223 Paintings by Muaataz Al-Imam and Eman Hussein (closing 30 November). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Sense and Sensitivity,” sculptures by Nathan Doss (12 November - 4 December). Venue II “The Yin-Yang Asylum,” paintings by Yasmine El Hazek (12 November - 4 December). ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Conference Center West Exhibition Hall “Dual Visions,” a duo exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Shaker and Abdel-Moneim Moaawad (7-18 November).
