The gem of civilization in antiquity, Egypt has served as an artistic inspiration from its pharaonic and ptolemaic days to modernity, both in figurative and abstract. Today, the city of Cairo, the home of many artists, flourish as a growing center of contemporaneity. This exhibitions is co-curated by Alcinda Saphira (Saphira & Ventura Gallery) and Shereen Badr (Artoday) with the support of the New York International Contemporary Art Society, Bridging Cairo & New York, is a dedication to the imaginative power of Cairo-based artists. 

In its first New York collaboration with Artoday, Saphira & Ventura welcomes six excellent Egyptian artists to its gallery ranging in different techniques and styles, the works synchronize to form a collection representing the city’s diversity. The works of Ayman El Semary, for example, will be on display, an artist with decades of experience, his mixed media works have been on display worldwide, in the case of Mariem Abutaleb, the artist believes in the power of writing as a visual language in delivering messages, experimenting with Arabic script and its harmonious nature. Installation artist Aliaa El Gready, such as with different techniques and styles, the artist has been awarded by the 

Egyptian Academy in Rome and continues her journey in many nations abroad. In the case of Khaled Hafez, the multidisciplinary filmmaker and visual artist has had his works show in festivals such in Rotterdam and Winterhur, together with special screenings in the Tate and Centre Pompidou. Sabah Naim transcend repetitions and embodies an equilibrium reminiscent of Sufi practices. Her pieces likewise span different mediums, (newspapers, threads, and fabrics), offering distinct angles from which she observes reality. This perspective in the work of Tarek El Sheikh is the human being, instilling in it a pure human impulse imposed by the reality of life that pressures us and the nature of our interactions. 

Curated by: Shereen Badr & Alcinda Saphira
Production: Diego Ponce / Albert Valente / Liz Carvalho 
Design: Camila Crivelenti

Support: Art Today, New York International Contemporary Art Society (NYICAS), Egyptian Airlines