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Minister of Culture approves caricature museum, festival and book series

Minister of Culture Shaker Abdel-Hamid meets with prominent Egyptian cartoonists to discuss future projects to nurturing and promote the genre

Arab nudes defy taboos in Paris show

The naked body in Arab art is the theme of a new Paris exhibit meant to broaden views of Arab culture, spotlighting the many artists willing to break taboos and depict nudity in all its forms

Lecture analysing Gezira Art Centre exhibitions to be held

Four different exhibitions currently on display at the Gezira Art Centre will be examined Thursday by artist and critic Ezzedine Naguib

Sotheby's to auction Islamic artifacts produced by Muslim and Jewish craftsmen

Sotheby’s is planning an international auction of rare Islamic arts 24-26 April, including jewelry pieces where Jewish and Muslim artisans collaborated

In Tough Times, British Artists Hit the Streets

Under a crescent moon, Christiaan Nagel works quickly; within minutes the polyurethane fungus stands tall over the street below — an impromptu landmark to be enjoyed and photographed by passers-by

Google Art Project premieres upgrades in Chicago

The Google Art Project has exponentially grown, adding virtual tours of 46 museums, 1 billion pixel images, zoom in features, and more

Bahrain culture chief: Critics 'not real men'

Bahrain's culture minister is facing demands for her dismissal after calling conservative lawmakers "not real men" for opposing an annual arts festival under way in Manana

Kuwaiti artist Shurooq Amin "more determined" after exhibition ban

A Kuwaiti artist whose pictures of men were deemed "obscene" by authorities said she would keep on producing art that challenged perceptions of society in the Gulf Arab state after her exhibition was shut down

Road To Tahrir: A Prophetic Collection

Renowned artist Mohamed Abla exhibits a decade-worth of previously censored controversial, socio-political artworks at the Al-Bab Gallery in the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art

Wolves: A virtual exhibition, documenting Egypt's present

Fayoum Winter Academy to launch new workshop series

Mohamed Abla: On art and change

Art therapy works its way through Egyptian culture

While seeking mental help can be a taboo in Egyptian society, Ahram Online talks to Egypt's only art psychotherapist along with two art therapy practitioners to discover how art therapy manages to cross that barrier

Pop Politics and Artful Satire

The downtown Mashrabia Gallery hosts the young artist Ahmed Sabry’s satirical new collection, which blends Egyptian pop culture with criticism of contemporary politics, creating a catalogue of pop politics

Art sees light within the Syrian Revolution

Issa Touma, rebellious Syrian photographer and curator, speaks to Ahram Online about revolution, culture, and the future of Syria

Heritage and modernity: 'Aswany' at Tache Art

Aswany is a solo exhibition by sculptor Mahmoud El Dewihi currently showing at Tache Art in Designopolis. The sculptures scattered across the vast gallery space represent the artist’s relationship with Aswan, his hometown

"I am not political," Nermine Hammam comments on a decade-long body of her work

Prior to the opening of her exhibition Anachrony on 27 March at Safar Khan Gallery in Zamalek, Ahram Online explores the themes and influences informing the photography of Nermine Hammam

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