Egypt
Acidum Project Paints a Mural in the Shadows of Egypt’s Great Pyramids of Giza
A new public art project is unfolding the shadows of Egypt’s great Pyramids of Giza. Creative agency and urban art producer DUCO is expanding their portfolio near the soon-to-opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). In early 2020, DUCO spotted an opportunity and proposed the Grand Egyptian Museum Public Art Cultural Tourism (GEMPACT) to welcome more color …
Creativity in Action Project In Cairo, Egypt
As part of the Creativity in Action project supported by Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) to promote creative and social enterprises; CLUSTER’s ALFABRIKA carried out its first urban shutters workshop on December 25th – 27th 2020 in partnership with DUCO extending for an additional few days and completed by the beginning of 2021. This project builds on CLUSTER’s interest and previous track record …
Catching Up With Engy Al Garf, An Egyptian Artist based in NYC
I covered Engy Al Garf’s innovative heat map mural in Giza back in November, and impossibly drawn in by her thoughtful style, began following her career. When I learned through Instagram that she had recently moved to New York, I endeavored to meet the artist in person. She suggested the Upper East Side, an area …
“Sand Stories” by Artez in Cairo, Egypt
Serbian street artist Artez made a brief sojourn to Cairo, Egypt to create another ethereal, large scale mural in only two days. The artist sought to incorporate Egypt’s storied culture into the new work, titled “Sand Stories.” A statement released by the artist explains, “During my stay and especially during the time I was painting …
An Environmentally Driven Mural By Engy Al Garf in Giza, Egypt
A recent release regarding a new mural in Giza, Egypt, explains, “The Participatory Development Programme (PDP) in Urban Areas is an Egyptian-German development measure implemented in cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities (MoHUUC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The PDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy aims to …
‘Perception’ is eL Seed’s latest offering covering 50 buildings in Cairo.
Manshiyat Naser is a home to 262,050 people. It borders Nasr City to the east, central Cairo districts to the west, and Khalifa ward to the south. It is famous for the Garbage City quarter which is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam hills on the outskirts of Cairo. Its economy revolves around the collection and recycling of the city’s garbage. …
Interview: NEVERCREW
Pablo Togni was born on 29th september 1979 in Bellinzona, Switzerland. Christian Rebecchi was born on 20th december 1980 in Lugano, Switzerland. Both attended the Art School in Lugano (Liceo Artistico C.S.I.A.) and afterwards the Painting course of Professor Nicola Salvatore at the Brera’s Art Academy in Milan (Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera), graduating …