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ART & CULTURE
T
he seasonof scorching
sun isuponus, but don’t
letwarmweather stop
you fromenjoyinga
stroll through the lovely
Zamalek streets’ toget a tasteof
someof thefinest artmuseums
in town, as theyarea few steps
fromCairoMarriottPalace. So take
pleasure indusk’sbalmybreeze
andget inspired from thevarious
genresof art. This season thereare
manygloriousexhibitions that can’t
bemissed. ThenearbyUbuntuArt
Gallery isholding threeexhibitions;
thefirst onewill beagroupexhibit
by thenameof “Thecollector’s
eye” datedon the2
nd
ofAugust to
the27
th
ofAugust that displays the
worksofmore than30pioneers
andcontemporaryEgyptianartists
fromprivatecollections including
RaghebAyad, SeifWanly, andmany
moreprominent artists. The second
onewill bebetween the 13
th
of
September till 30
th
of September for
thehandworkof thebrilliantKhaled
Sirag. The3
rd
onewill beon the7
th
ofOctober till 24
th
ofOctober and
thiswill show theworkofHayam
Abdelbaky.
Zamalek Art Gallery is the
host of theMasterpieces XIV
Exhibition, The exhibition
started on June the 15
th
and
will continue until the end of
September, Daily from 10:30
am until 9:00pm except
Fridays, where it is held for
the fourteenth consecutive
year presenting an exclusive
collection of paintings &
sculptures for 28 of themost
prominent artists including
Abdel Rahman El Nachar, Adel
Mostafa, Adel Sarwat, Ahmed
Abd El Tawab andAhmed Farid.
Moreover, don’t forget to
pass by PicassoArt Gallery for
Mohamed El Nassary Exhibition
on the 15
th
of September
Also, Safarkhan exhibition had
started 10
th
of June till 30
th
of September; The collection
includes a variety of artworks
belonging to the era of the
pioneers aswell as a roundup
of the story of contemporary
art. Among some of the early
workswe are privileged to
introduce theworks of the great
late artist El Hussien Fawzi and
the great late artist SalahAbdel
Art
this summer
By: AshrafReda
Kamal El-Feky
SalahAbdel Kerim
ZeinabSeginy