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11th International Cairo Biennale |
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IngridMwangiRobertHutter will be participating in the 11th Cairo Biennale which is to be held at 1 Kafour Street, Oman Post, Giza in Egypt from December 20th 2008 until February 20th 2009. The theme this year is ‘The Other' described as ‘a motto that is declared and manifested every day in world politics, military strife, clash of civilizations, conflicting ideologies, numerous ethnicities and beliefs. The Cairo Biennale, aware of such juxtapositions, will probe what we perceive today as the other; we are inviting creators/ artists to explore the realms of the other within and without. Contemporary art practices today assimilate native and universal cultures, as well as local specificities of history, heritage and legacy, and produce artworks representative of the artist in her/his social milieu; the art production is an authentic documentation of space and time. Common belief with or without evidence raises doubts about, the other: the other tries sometimes to undermine the other's culture, heritage and/or history. Human wealth is in our diversity; The Cairo Biennale, in its eleventh edition encourages artists to foster diversity and tolerance.' www.cairobiennale.gov.eg
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