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). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Randa Ismail (3-10 December). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Paintings by Menat Allah Salama (3-10 December). Palace of Arts The 28th Youth Salon (closing 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. Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Lemon Jam Never Killed Anyone,” is the second exhibition of The Students' Council Programme organised by the Studio Khana for Contemporary Art. It shows the works of the eight participants that completed the programme this year and work with a range of media, including video, installation, sound, painting, text and digital images. Participating artists: Aya Abdel-Rahman, Aya Turk, Karam Ahmed Ali, Nay Noshy, Noha El-Gharabawy, Samar Samy, Sara Atwa, Yasmine Abdel-Aziz (15 November - 2 December). Dai 14 Al-Hrar St, off Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, Mohandeseen, Tel 012 11819524 “Paper X Paper,” paper portraits by Mohamed Abul-Naga (closing 6 December). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “CAIROGRAPHIE,” the first annual festival of photography and video. 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). Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 A collective and miscellaneous exhibition of miniatures (19 November-8 January). Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 A retrospective exhibition showcases Abdel-Ghaffar Shedid's paintings (19 November-15 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 (closing 2 December). Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 “Giovanni Battista Belzoni and Abu Simbel,” an exhibition marks the 200 years since the discovery of Abu Simbel and the discovery of the tomb of Sethi 1 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni, curated by Dr. Francis Amin. Rare prints and important documentation on the great Italian explorer, his discoveries and his time are all on display. In addition, is presented the documentation on rescue of Abu Simbel temples and on the Italian contribution to this enterprise (closing 7 December). Khanalmaghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940 “Like a Dream,” paintings by late artist Shawki Zaghloul (1947-1988) (21 November- 7 December).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis &Nahdat Misr Halls The 9th Nile Salon for Photography (closing 3 December). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/ 0100 1704554 New abstract paintings by Assem Sharaf (5 November - 6 December). 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 Paintings by Ihab Shaker (26 November-17 December). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Water-Scape,” pastel paintings by Mohamed Ghanem (3-19 December).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Melodies of Conflict,” paintings by Ahmed Farid (29 November-29 December). Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 2576 8086 Factory Space “An Object Resembling an Artwork,” show 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 “Dreams of Freedom,” abstract sculptures by Amgad Al-Tohamy (26 November-16 December). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Sense and Sensitivity,” sculptures by Nathan Doss (closing 4 December). Venue II “The Yin-Yang Asylum,” paintings by Yasmine El Hazek (closing 4 December). ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Entrance of the Antiquities Museum B1 Level “Abu Simbel: 200 Years After the Passing of Sheikh Ibrahim Burckhardt,” exhibition marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Swiss Orientalist Johann Ludwig Burckhardt—who discovered one of the most well-known ancient Egyptian monuments, the Temple of Abu Simbel in Aswan—the BA Antiquities Museum organizes the exhibition, in cooperation with the Embassy of Switzerland, and the University of Basel in Switzerland. It will showcase a number of plaques portraying the locations visited by Sheikh Ibrahim during his travels to Nubia, such as Philae, Abu Simbel, and Qasr Ibrim (13 November-13 February).
