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Book Discussion and Signing: A History of Arab Graphic Design
Bibliothek Egypt
Address: Bibliothek Egypt, 2nd Floor, Unit SY-202, Building F3, Arkan Plaza Sheikh Zayed City , Giza, GIZA 12588, Egypt
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Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar look at the work of more than 80 designers from Morocco to Iraq. They look at the period from before 1900 to the end of the twentieth century.
The event will take place on Wednesday, May 25th at 7 pm at Bibliothek Egypt.
Address:
Bibliothek Egypt, 2nd Floor, Unit SY-202, Building F3, Arkan Plaza
Sheikh Zayed City, Giza Governorate 12588
Store Phone Number: +201066870021
Where
Bibliothek Egypt
Address: Bibliothek Egypt, 2nd Floor, Unit SY-202, Building F3, Arkan Plaza Sheikh Zayed City , Giza, GIZA 12588, Egypt
Speakers
Bahia Shehab
Bahia Shehab is professor and founder of the graphic design program at the American University in Cairo. An artist, designer, and art historian, her work has received a number of international awards, including a TED Senior Fellowship, a Prince Claus Award, and the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. Her publications include A Thousand Times NO: The Visual History of Lam-Alif (2010).
Haytham Nawar
Haytham Nawar is chair of the department of the arts at the American University in Cairo and the founder and artistic director of Cairotronica, a festival of electronic and new media arts in Cairo. An artist, designer, and Fulbright scholar, his work has been shown at many local and international exhibitions. His research interests include design history and practices with a focus on the Arab world and Africa.