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The Egyptian installation "Modernist Indignation" was awarded the "London Design Biennale 2018" medal, an award granted to the country with the "most outstanding overall contribution". "Modernist Indignation" pays tribute to Al Emara, the region's first Arabic-language design magazine founded by architect Sayed Karim that highlights Egypt's contemporary architecture. The installation is a created visual "reiteration" of an 1939 envisonned exhibition that was created through Al Emara's editors. It grieves the loss of Egypt's contemporary architecture and culture. The artwork was…