Modern art reveals a society to itself, laying bare the bones of fleshy discourse. Art never simply is— it asks of us questions we have to search within to answer. Since its inception in 1984, the Cairo Biennale has sought to explore contemporary art, inviting artists this year to shed more light on questions that would, perhaps, participate in extending limits of the current contemporary visual language and its diversity.
Fittingly, a question mark was the curious theme of the opening of the 12th Biennale at the Cairo Opera House on Sunday. In attendance was Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, who inaugurated the show along with Ehab El-Labban, the Biennale’s Commissaire-Generaland, and Mohammed Talaat, director of the Palace of Arts.
The winning pieces were exhibited at this venue, along with other selections, with the remainder being shown at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art.
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