Wed 2 Feb 2011
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Art

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20 Jan 2011
After six days of dance performances and plays, the third edition of 2B Continued Laboratory and Festival ended its run to positive reviews. Most events took place in downtown's Falaky theater, starting Thursday 13th of January and...
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<p>Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar</p>
19 Jan 2011
On 30 December 2010, Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar opened its doors to the public for the first time with three blockbuster exhibitions: “Sajjil (Arabic for “document”): A century of Modern Art,...
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<p>&quot;Remarks on Color: the yellow version&quot; is a site specific installation by artist Jasmina Metwaly projected from above the elevator at the old Viennoise Hotel.</p>
18 Jan 2011
Documenta, the brainchild of German painter Arnold Bode, is a mega contemporary art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany every five years since 1955, with a worldwide reputation for challenging prevalent artistic discourses as well as...
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<p>Cairo Photo Marathon: Maha &#39;Oun taking a picture of two fried eggs split in half in front of Felfela restaurant in response to theme number 2 &quot;Divorce me! Divorce me! Divorce me!&quot;</p>
17 Jan 2011
When Maha ‘Oun--a public health consultant—took her second photograph titled “Divorce me! Divorce me! Divorce me!” for the 12-hour Cairo Photo Marathon Saturday morning in front of Downtown’s Felfela...
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<p>Cairo Photo-Marathon</p>
16 Jan 2011
Yesterday’s Cairo Photo Marathon seems to have gone off without a (major) hitch, but that doesn’t mean that it came without challenges. Events in Tunisia and ongoing sectarian tension meant heightened security around an already...
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<p>Cairo Photo-Marathon</p>
15 Jan 2011
Despite an ominous weather forecast and unusually gloomy morning skies, Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon proceeded as scheduled, with a small crowd of amateur and professional photographers apparently eager to compete in the day-long...
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13 Jan 2011
Before the launch of Egypt's first magazine dedicated to comic book art for grown-ups, even cartoonists who were not involved in the issue were receiving phone calls of congratulation. Such was the stir caused by the arrival of Tok Tok...
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<p>Reading History exhibition at CULTNAT: audience members are invited to use a stereoscope and steographic cards of Egypt.</p>
12 Jan 2011
The nineteenth-century British photographer Francis Frith made his reputation in the 1850s with his iconic photographs of Egypt and the Holy Land. Describing his work, Frith wrote, “A truthful record is of more value than the most...
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<p>Cairo Photo-Marathon</p>
11 Jan 2011
This Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon, a one-day photography experiment sponsored by the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) and International Media Support (IMS) and coordinated by Osama Dawod, differs slightly from its...
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<p>Microphone for Alex crowd</p>
11 Jan 2011
In terms of non-violent protest, few things can be as emotionally engaging as music, a fact clearly reflected in the teary-eyed audience members at the "Microphone for Alex" benefit concert, held last night at Zamalek’s...
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