Title by Author The “Title by Author” talk by British-German artist Rahel Zoller and Lebanese designer Dima Tannir will focus on “Title by Author”, a new book that was launched in December at the Cairo Art Book Fair. It features an interplay of terminologies and structures that showcases the rich cultural diversity and the unique […]
How do we be and move as a collective, around photography?
Safena 7, aka TAWLA, Collective 220 – facilitated by Huda ZikryDecember 3rd, 2024 In This Meeting “How do we be and move as a collective, around photography?”, “Gusra: Between Two Waves We Sail” was piloted between Safena 7 from Egypt, aka TAWLA from Egypt + Algeria, Collective 220 from Algeria; and facilitated by Huda Zikry. […]
The Loss of Experience – on the trend of identity and geography
Farida Youssef and Monica Hirano September 8th, 2024 The twelfth ARD Meeting will focus on continuing the discussion on the trend of identity and geography within the arts, Farida Youssef and Monica Hirano propose a debate on the concept of the Loss of Experience in the perception of art—from its conceptualization and production to its […]
Edition II
ARD LAB: EDITION II Theme of Edition II: Study course for developing and presenting emerging art projects This edition of the program is done in collaboration with Bassem Yousri Lab presented by: Bassem YousriDuration: 3 monthsDate: 16 January – 16 May 2023Number of sessions: 12 sessions – once a weekSession Duration: 3 – 4 hours About The […]
Edition I
ARD LAB:EDITION I Theme of Edition I: PARA-FICTION This edition of the program is done in collaboration [email protected]
Huda Lutfi, Sabine Bitter and Helmut Webber
Fabric of the Image Vancouver and Vienna based artists Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber, and Cairo based artist Huda Lutfi will discuss their shared interest in fabric through use of modern jacquard weaving and experimental stitching techniques in their visual practice. The artists will also talk about their current collaboration and how their practice is […]
Samuel Georgy
A walk through the artist’s practice in his different mediums and references aimed to engage in a wider discussion around the question of the self and the community, between insecurity and security, within failure and disappearance. Samuel Georgy (b.1994, Cairo, Egypt), lives in Frankfurt, Germany.He graduated from École de design et haute école d’art du […]
Water In My Mouth by Raymond Gemayel
water in my mouth Solo exhibition by Raymond Gemayel 08.06.2024 – 30.06.2024 The frog said something that the wise interpreted:“There is water in my mouth! Can one speak with water in their mouth?” If Raymond had to describe his practice in a drawing, he would tell you about a triangle with angles of language, body, […]
Darja Shatalova
Darja Shatalova – Russia We are excited to welcome Russian artist based in Vienna, Darja Shatalova. Darja will be spending a two-month artistic residency as part of our ARD International Residency Program. Darja Shatalova is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on the structuralisation and systematisation of data, describing current events of the environment and […]
What To Do When You Cannot Hold A Mountain Between Your Arms A solo exhibition by Ebrahim Bahaa-Eldin
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CANNOT HOLD A MOUNTAIN BETWEEN YOUR ARMS? Solo exhibition by by Ebrahim Bahaa-Eldin 27.04.2024 – 25.05.2024 A question found its way to my notebook some time ago. I had no answer back then. The question left me with nothing but the heaviness of ignorance. Slowly, some answers started to be […]
