Exhibitions & Special Events
Exhibit: Photography: Youssef Nabil: CinemaThis exhibition of Egyptian photographer Youssef Nabil's work, created especially for the festival, celebrates the characters, celebrities, and themes of sex and death that run through the shifting scenes of his life's film. |
Exhibit: Jewelry: Azza Fahmy: InspirationsCreated especially for ARABESQUE, this exhibition of Egyptian jeweler Azza Fahmy's work forges together Arab tradition and completely original aesthetic innovation. |
Exhibit: Calligraphy: Hassan Massoudy: Desire to Take WingIn this exclusive exhibition, world-renowned Iraqi artist Hassan Massoudy uses vibrant color and large stylized characters to show how the written language can be both light and weighty, ancient and new. |
Exhibit: Multimedia "Exploratorium"With a 3D film commissioned especially for ARABESQUE, this multimedia exhibition uses cutting-edge technology to explore the Arab contributions to society during the Golden Age of Enlightenment. |
Exhibit: Visual Arts Installation: Lara Baladi: Roba VecchiaLebanese artist Lara Baladi's installation, Roba Vecchia, presents image fragments of the artist's work recomposed with photographs into a shifting array of kaleidoscopic images |
Exhibit: Visual Arts Installation: Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic WorldFrom the Permanent Collection of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman, this exclusive installation crosses mediums, nationalities, and cultural norms to show the growing voice of women artists in the Islamic world. |
Exhibit: Fashion: Brides of the Arab WorldWith examples from all 22 countries in the League of Arab States, this collection of more than 40 elaborate and colorful wedding dresses puts the transition from traditional to contemporary style on display. |
Exhibit: SoundScape: SOUKDeveloped especially for the festival by Egyptian Grammy Award–winning sound engineer Alaa El Kashef, SOUK brings the sounds of the bustling streets of Cairo to visitors walking through the exhibitions and the Souk. |
Exhibit: Souk (Market)This vibrant marketplace showcases an extraordinary representation of the arts and handicrafts from the Arab world. |
A Taste of the Arab WorldThis three-part mini-immersion takes you on a culinary journey into the various regions of the Arab world, learning about the food, land, the people, and the culture of each region. |
Presenting Underwriter
HRH Foundation
Major Contributors
A. Huda and Samia Farouki
The State of Kuwait
The State of Qatar
The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Additional support is provided by the Ministry of Culture and Information, Kingdom of Bahrain; the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center; The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development; the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art; Alice and David Rubenstein; Saudi Aramco; the Ford Foundation; Elizabeth and Michael Kojaian; Elaine and Steve Wynn; Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley and Mr. Smith Bagley; The Laura Pels Foundation; and the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.
Presented in cooperation with the League of Arab States.
