Egypt launches first international art exhibition at Giza Pyramids
Art D’Egypte launches its 4th annual exhibition entitled “Forever Is Now” 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau.
The “Forever Is Now” exhibition is the first contemporary art exhibition in the pyramids area held under the auspices of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority.
The exhibition will host ten international artists, namely Russian artist Alexander Ponomarev, American artist Gisela Colon, Brazilian Joao Trevisan and French artist JR, as well as Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, Egyptian artist Moataz Nasr , Egyptian/American Shereen Gerges, British duo SHUSTER + MOSELEY, British artist Stephen Cox, and the Saudi Prince Sultan bin Fahd.
“Forever Is Now” is an exhibition of contemporary art focused around international contemporary perspectives of ancient Egyptian civilization.
It explores time as a continuum that divides and connects civilizations. Through blending rich cultural history and contemporary artwork it aims to trace the continuity of ideas from the mythical past to the vibrant present, and to inspire the future of humanity.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, Art d’Egypt also presents the world’s first ultra-realistic robot that can draw, sculpt and participate in the artistic process.
The parts and techniques in the arm of this artist robot, called “Ai-Da”, were programmed by Egyptian students at the University of Leeds, Salah al-Abed and Ziad Abbas.
Art d’Egypt will present the robot’s work in the exhibition, which starts from October 21 and will last for two days.
The robot’s artwork will continue to be displayed until October 28.
