Forever is Now, the first modern art show to be displayed on the Giza plateau, which is rich in a 4500-year-old legacy, will be on display until November 7, 2021. Sculptures and colossal geometric shapes by 10 local and international artists blend in harmoniously with the ancient monuments, light, and desert.
Lorenzo Quinn
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The Italian sculptor Lorenzo Quinn wished to pay respect to the beauty and purity of ancient monuments with this feat. He put together steel bars and wires to produce a light and transparent effect that does not interfere with but rather interacts with the surroundings.
Moataz Nasr
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Moataz Nasr, an Egyptian artist who is self-taught and versatile, has created a heavenly boat out of huge oars. The name "Barzakh" alludes to a world transitional between terrestrial life and the hereafter among Muslims.
Sherin Guirguis
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Egyptian visual artist Sherin Guirguis' installation of wood, metal, paint, and gold leaf bridges the gap between ancient Pharaonic culture and modernity.
Gisela Colon
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Gisela Colon's installation, an elliptical dome constructed of carbon fiber and gold particles, is inspired by the solar disk of the deity Ra and UFOs.
Alexander Ponomarev
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Russian artist Alexander Ponomarev's installation "Ouroboros," a metaphor for a snake biting its tail, speaks about the passage of time, the eternal movement of cycles from life to death.
Claudia Moseley and Edward Shuster
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Claudia Moseley and Edward Shuster's glass plate pyramids are a reflection on light and transparency, evolving with the hours of the day.
Aidan Meller
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Aidan Meller's humanoid robot is a networked work of art that, owing to artificial intelligence, can generate sketches, paintings, and sculptures. Suspecting the machine of being a spy robot, Egyptian customs held it for many days before allowing it to reach the "Forever is Now" website.
Stephen Cox
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The British Stephen Cox's cube (seen in the photo) is a homage to Khafre's pyramid. It was built of Aswan granite, which was also used to make the sarcophagus located within the burial chamber.
Street artist JR
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To bridge the gap between the actual and virtual worlds, street artist JR devised a trompe-l'oeil in which the spectator situated in a certain location has the illusion of seeing a section of the Giza Pyramid levitating. This project necessitated the assembling of 4,591 pictures representing the monument's age.
Joo Trevisan
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Brazilian artist Joo Trevisan explores the themes of gravity, balance / tension, light / weight with his six-meter-high installation made of ancient railway sleepers.
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