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Contemporary Artists Reimagine History at Egypt’s Pyramids
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Contemporary Artists Reimagine History at Egypt’s Pyramids

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Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza are hosting the sixth edition of Art d’Egypte’s Forever Is Now exhibition, bringing contemporary artistic interpretations into dialogue with the country’s ancient heritage. Running until November 28, the nearly month-long exhibition features works exploring cultural memory, historical continuity, and the relationship between past and present. French-American multimedia artist Raphaele Shirley presents Passage, an installation of metal and woven palm-reed arches that visitors can walk through, alongside abstract panels drawn from her research into Egyptian heritage and motifs shared across world cultures. French painter Geoffroy Pithon contributes Hortus Pictus, a colorful architectural interpretation that imagines a poetic garden emerging from the desert. Led largely by women artists this year, the show explores what it means to make work that survives its maker.