As exhibitions reopen around the world, artists are now exploring new ways to engage people with their work. The experience in itself is charged with new meaning, as visitors are pulled into the entire journey of art: from the start, to the process and to the final product, creating a new relationship where the audience isn’t a silent viewer but an active participant in the artistic process. This new experience was reflected in the launch of Egypt’s first gallery dedicated to contemporary and collectible design, Le Lab, which was founded by Egyptian art and design collector Rasheed Kamel. The contemporary and collectible design gallery opened its doors to the public at Walk of Cairo on Wednesday with a solo show of works by acclaimed Lebanese product designer Georges Mohasseb. The exhibition, titled “Intermission,” displayed Mohasseb’s creative process against the backdrop of a stunning gallery, which offers a variety of settings and routes that allow the audience to walk through its rooms without losing sight of any piece of art, and catching a glimpse of the artist’s world through a cinematic slideshow of his craft. Renowned for his role as a…
Balancing Heritage and Modernity: Egypt’s First Gallery of Contemporary and Collectible Design
October 29, 2021
