Sharjah Art Foundation Bring Egyptian Surrealist Artists Back to Life in Cairo
Courtesy of the Younan family archives.
The Sharjah Art Foundation will be hosting an event to exhibit the Egyptian Surrealists, living between 1938 and 1965, at the Palace of Arts in Cairo on the 28th of September.
“Sharjah Art Foundation supports the flourishing arts environment in the Gulf by nurturing artistic opportunities and actively pursuing both a regional and international programme of cultural collaboration and exchange,” Sharjah Art Foundation states their mission. It has been founded in 2009 to carry on the mission of the Sharjah Biennial, one of the most celebrated cultural events in the region. The Sharjah Biennial has formed a cultural bridge since 1993, between artists art institutions and organisations locally, regionally and internationally.
Being part of the culture institutions affiliated with the Opera House, the Palace of Arts, hosts a rotating of exhibits and performances. Egypt’s interest in surrealism has been growing since the early nineties, unfortunately there has been very little documentation to the surrealist art scene in Egypt, but it seems that surrealist enthusiasts have taken the courage to resurface this hidden heritage.
WE SAID THIS: We can’t wait for the 28th of September!
