This show covers the years between about 3900 B.C. and 2649 B.C., the period before Egypt became Egypt, and opens a mystical window on how the forms, ideas and images of Egyptian art came into being.

“We don’t often get to see, in detail, something collapse.” While the most common examples of ancient Egyptian art are stylized hieroglyphics, Egyptian artisans also created extensive and ...

The show, entitled "Egyptian Art Today," may as well have been called ... mixed media installations that probe slightly ridiculous ideas of contemporary lifestyle. For instance, one installation ...

from abstract paintings and realistic portraits to conceptual pieces that challenge ideas and spark discussion. A major highlight of Art Cairo is the "Egyptian Sarcophagi" series by Syrian ...