BMW Group as official partner of Art D’Égypte in Cairo. Third edition explores “Reimagined Narratives”.

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Cairo/Munich. The #BMW Group has been partnering with #artdegypte since its second edition in 2018. This year’s exhibitions run under the theme “Reimagined Narratives” and take place at the site of Historic Cairo between October 17 and November 9, 2019. Art D’Egypte is held under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and under the patronage of UNESCO.

The #BMW Group has been partnering with Art D’Égypte since its second edition in 2018. This year’s exhibitions run under the theme “Reimagined Narratives” and take place at the site of Historic Cairo between October 17 and November 9, 2019. Art D’Egypte is held under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and under the patronage of UNESCO.

Since 2017, #artdegypte has organised annual exhibitions with the long-term view of promoting Egyptian contemporary art. The aim is to support young and emerging artists as well as to call attention to Egypt’s modern and contemporary art scene. While linking the event to the country’s cultural and historic heritage, #artdegypte wants to highlight the diversity and richness of Egyptian art over the centuries. The exhibition features some of the region’s leading galleries and uses sustainable development initiatives. A strong program of educational events, free public key-note speaker lectures, as well as collateral exhibitions has been created to frame this year’s #artdegypte.

“This is not the first time we aim to merge contemporary art and ancient history,” founder of Art D’Égypte Nadine Abdel Ghaffar said, “In our first show ‘Eternal Light: A Night of Art at the Egyptian Museum’, works of some of Egypt’s foremost contemporary artists were displayed against the timeless backdrop of ancient artefacts at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Our aim was to show the world that Egypt has continued to play a central role in the contemporary art and cultural landscape. Last year, we organised ‘Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms’, the second in our successful series of exhibitions. It put on view a collection of artworks by 28 contemporary artists at the Manial Palace Museum in Cairo, who’s Andalusian, Arab and Ottoman halls speak of the diversity of Egyptian culture and arts.”

This year’s edition of #artdegypte will bring together 28 acclaimed and award-winning Egyptian contemporary artists who will display a unique collection of their works. Contemporary artists being on display this year are: Ahmed Askalany, Ahmed El Shaer, Ahmed Farid, Ahmed Karaly, Ahmed Keshta, Amir Youssef, Diaa El Din Daoud, Farida El Gazzar, Fathi Hassan, Ghada Amer, Hany Rashed, Heba Y. Amin, Huda Lutfi, Ibrahim Ahmed, Ibrahim El Dessouki, Ibrahim Khatab, Islam Shabana, Karim El Hayawan, Marianne Fahmy, Marwan Elgamal, Medhat Shafik, Moaaz El Dmasy, Mohamed Monaiseer, Mohamed Shoukry, Mohamed Banawy, Sherin Guirguis, Tarek Naga and Yasmine El Meleegy.

The exhibition will be attended by renowned curators, collectors, archaeologists, ministers as well as historians. All of them have the common interest of ensuring that the Egyptian art landscape gets more attention on a global scale through sustainable cultural development initiatives such as #artdegypte.