#La Chimere
The first artistic society in Egypt, La Chimère, which means “Gama'at Al-Khayal,” (The Imagination Group) was founded by Egyptian artists, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Mahmoud Said, Ahmad Youssef, and Mohammed Naghi, with the goal of consolidating their vision of Egyptian Modernism. As fine arts groups emerged in the wake of the first-ever Egyptian Art School in 1908, La Chimère was one of the main influences on fine arts in the 20th century. The artistic society represented a reclamation of Egyptian folk art,…
