Egypt

 
 
Omar Kholeif -
2025
English edition
Sternberg Press - Imagine/otherwise
forthcoming
This enchanting convening of texts and images, diaries and epistles celebrates a unique voice and ongoing dialogue around the erotics of art.
Resurgent Nahda - Arab Exhibitions in 1930s Jerusalem
2024
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Kaph Books
The cultural and political legacies of the the 1933 and 1934 Arab Exhibitions in Jerusalem.
Fouad Elkoury - Cinema Cairo Palace - A Journey into Egyptian Cinema – 1985-1996
2024
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Kaph Books
The images shot on Egyptian film sets by prominent photographer Fouad ElKoury over more than a decade capture the essence of Arab cinema.
Yumna Al-Arashi - Aisha
2024
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Edition Patrick Frey
Yemeni Egyptian American photographer and filmmaker Yumna Al-Arashi's first artist's book.
Omar Kholeif -
2024
English edition
Sternberg Press - Imagine/otherwise
This critical biography guides readers through artist Magda Stawarska's practice via a series of journeys—from the streets of Istanbul to the canals of Venice and across the waters of Zanzibar.
Maurice Louca - Moonshine (vinyl LP)
2023
Sub Rosa
A live, raw, collective sound by Maurice Louca & his band Elephantine.
 Malayeen - Malayeen (vinyl LP)
2023
Discrepant
Repress of the Lebanese trio's 2014 album, born from Raed Yassin and Charbel Haber's love for the music of quintessential Egyptian guitarist Omar Khorshid, disassembling and re-configuring the work and style of the iconic guitarist's innovative take on Arabic music.
 The Dwarfs of East Agouza - High Tide In The Lowlands (vinyl LP)
2023
Sub Rosa
Hypnotic instrumental improvisation-based explorations by the trio from Cairo featuring Maurice Louca (Alif, Bikya), Sam Shalabi (Land of Kush, Shalabi Effect) and Alan Bishop (Sun City Girls, The Invisible Hands, Alvarius B.) are propelled by North African percussion loops and shimmering keys, a West African tinged free jazz guitar and a driving Krautrock-style acoustic bass.
Omar Kholeif -
2022
English edition
Sternberg Press - Imagine/otherwise
The first comprehensive monograph of the art and life of Iranian American artist of Armenian descent Sonia Balassanian: in this deeply personal portrait, author Dr. Omar Kholeif weaves together poetry, memoir, and historical anecdote to trace the contours of Balassanian's world.
Van Leo - Becoming Van Leo (3 volume box set)
2022
English edition
Archive Books
A monumental study of the life and times of the late Armenian-Egyptian photographer Van Leo (1921-2002), one of the most singular twentieth-century studio photographers in the Arab world.
Philip Rizk - On Trials - A manual for the theatre of law
2022
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Archive Books
An exploration of the performativity of the law within Egypt's spectral legal reality.
Ramsès Younan - The Share of Sand
2022
English edition
Zamân - Zamân Books
The first official monograph project around Ramsès Younan (1913-1966), a major figure and member of the Egyptian surrealists group, this volume gathers an exhaustive catalogue of Younan's paintings, drawings and visual experimentations with an anthology of critical essays about and by the artist.
Maurice Louca - Elephantine – Limited Edition (marbled vinyl LP)
2022
Sub Rosa
A long form composition of six movements from Maurice Louca, with the Lebanese improvisational group A Trio, featuring Anthea Caddy, Khaled Yassine, and Christina Kazaryan, between Arabic music and psychedelic folk.
Ramsès Younan - La Part du sable
2021
French edition
Zamân - Zamân Books
The first official monograph project around Ramsès Younan, a major figure and member of the Egyptian surrealists group, this volume gathers an exhaustive catalogue of Younan's paintings, drawings and visual experimentations with an anthology of critical essays about and by the artist.
Hassan Khan - I saw the world collapse and it was only a word
2020
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
Artist's book.
Ouvrir l\'album du monde - Photographies 1842-1896
2019
French edition
Kaph Books
The development of photography in its first years of existence: an history of the dissemination of photography as a form of documentation and an instrument of discovering and understanding the world and its people, through a wide selection of historic images taken in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, between 1842 and 1896.
An Early Album of the World - Photographs 1842-1896
2019
English edition
Kaph Books
The development of photography in its first years of existence: an history of the dissemination of photography as a form of documentation and an instrument of discovering and understanding the world and its people, through a wide selection of historic images taken in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, between 1842 and 1896.
Maurice Louca - Elephantine (vinyl LP)
2019
Sub Rosa
On Elephantine, his new Northern Spy/Sub Rosa album, Cairo-based Maurice Louca guides a 12-piece ensemble through a panoramic 38-minute odyssey, which he describes as his most ambitious project yet. Elements of free improvisation, Sun Ra's cosmic jazz, gorgeous Arabic melody, trancelike African and Yemeni music and minimalism meet in his wholly unique compositional vision. Louca also makes vital contributions on guitar and piano, and inspires stirring performances from a global lineup.
Omar Kholeif - Goodbye, World! - Looking at Art in the Digital Age
2018
English edition
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
This study traces the history of a cultural and artistic landscape that has taken shape since the year 2000, with the Internet. Omar Kholeif aims to put into context a new language for seeing, feeling, and being that has emerged through post-millennial technologies, and argues for a nuanced understanding of the post-digital condition.
Hamed Abdalla - Arabecedaire
2018
English edition
Zamân - Zamân Books
This publication examines the place of Egyptian Modernist painter Hamed Abdalla in transnational modern art history. Mobilizing the personal archives and library of the artist, Arabecedaire reflects on Abdalla's journeys and influences, bringing to light a vast and rich body of material which guided his painting practice.
Hamed Abdalla - Arabécédaire
2018
French edition
Zamân - Zamân Books
This publication examines the place of Egyptian Modernist painter Hamed Abdalla in transnational modern art history. Mobilizing the personal archives and library of the artist, Arabécédaire reflects on Abdalla's journeys and influences, bringing to light a vast and rich body of material which guided his painting practice.
These are the tools of the present - Beirut – Cairo
2017
English edition
Sternberg Press - Catalogues
This publication comprises a series of interviews with contemporary artists, musicians, and writers who are in dialogue with Beirut and Cairo.
Hassan Khan - Twelve Clues
2016
English edition
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
A mystery tale illustrated with artworks by twelve contemporary artists.
Basim Magdy - Il n\'y aura pas d\'étoiles filantes
2016
bilingual edition (English / French)
Jeu de Paume - Monographs
14.00 3.00 €
Companion book to Basim Madgy's eponymous video: a dreamlike tale about the ocean and its secrets.
Final Vocabulary
2015
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Sternberg Press - History, Criticism and Theory
Taking its cue from the aftermath of the events of the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, these five essays contemplate the language's role in moments of dramatic change, and ask how to find meaning for artistic practices in these transformative conditions.
Barbara Anna Husar - Hirtin
2012
bilingual edition (German / French)
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Through stamps and photographs, the Austrian artist tells the story of her mystical and artistic experience in the Sinai desert (the dust jacket is hand-painted by the artist).
Barbara Anna Husar - Hirtin - Limited edition
2012
bilingual edition (German / French)
Jannink - L'art en écrit
Through stamps and photographs, the Austrian artist tells the story of her mystical and artistic experience in the Sinai desert (the dust jacket is hand-painted by the artist). The limited edition features an original artwork (signed), survival blanket, photography and pill.
Hassan Khan - The Agreement - Five Stories by Hassan Khan
2012
bilingual edition (English / Arabic)
Sternberg Press - Monographs and artists' books
A series of narrative portraits and accompanying images of his recent sculptures by Egyptian artist, musician and writer.
Marie Bovo - Sitio
2010
bilingual edition (English / French)
Mennour
Marie Bovo's urban landscapes: different sets of pictures inspired by the Mediterranean culture and architecture, taken in Marseilles or in Cairo since 2007, with an essay and an interview.
Maurice Louca - Elephantine (vinyl LP)
2022
Sub Rosa
sold out
A long form composition of six movements from Maurice Louca, with the Lebanese improvisational group A Trio, featuring Anthea Caddy, Khaled Yassine, and Christina Kazaryan, between Arabic music and psychedelic folk.
Too Early, Too Late - Middle East and Modernity
2015
bilingual edition (English / Italian)
Mousse - Mousse Publishing (books)
sold out
Showcasing 60 artists and more than 100 works from major Italian private collections, the exhibition “Too Early, Too Late: Middle East and Modernity” examines the relationship between the East and Western modernity.
Kaleidoscope - Summer 2012 – “A” is for Africa
2012
English edition
miscellaneous
sold out
Kaleidoscope's summer issue is a special edition entirely devoted to art produced in (or related to) the African continent today, from Egypt to South Africa via Ethiopia and Nigeria.
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