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istants to make the Center of Arts
worthy of its high name for more than 25
years; he experienced in the management
of the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art,
and rehabilitation with the work team
and collaborators on a global conceptual
contemporary level. He was very active
in publishing his researches and articles
in Egypt and abroad, and in organizing
international symposiums, participating
in others abroad, inviting the eyes of Ahmed Fouad Selim and his wife
world criticism such as Achille Bonito
Oliva, Lucy Smith and Carmelo Strano, and organizing symposiums and dialogues
among themselves and their Egyptian and Arab counterparts.
Among these activities was the forum of the International Critics Association (ICA)
in Cairo, conferences of the arts committee of the Supreme Council of Culture on
the unity and dialogue of the arts, thought and literature, and specific conferences
dealing with topical issues in plastic art creativity in parallel with Cairo International
Biennale, International Ceramics Biennale, Youth Salon, General Exhibition,
International triennial of graphic art and conferences of Bibliotheca Alexandrina,
as well as the program of glowing symposiums in which he participated along with
artists, writers, poets, philosophers, critics of literature, theater, cinema and fine art.
Selim was an advocate for the establishment of the annual Youth Salon with the
significant support of Minister Farouk Hosni, the then head of the sector, and a
group of leading avant-garde artists. The Axis Group founded by Nawar, Nashar,
Farghaly, and Razzaz in 1981 with its conceptual presentations and propositions was
an important provocation that confused traditional ideas and methods and widely
opened the door to the postmodern manifestations. This was inspiring for youth since
their first salon. When the call turned into a reality, successful salon sessions were
held and revealed new generations of innovators in a strong competition atmosphere
to prove themselves, especially supported them Ahmed Fouad Selim.
Holding unprecedented creativity
workshops for young artists, in the
framework of communication, critical
thinking and adventure allowed quite
a few of them to stay in the center,
spending their days and evenings in lively
nights, breathing stubbornness, suffering
and creativity, overcoming any certain
believes in the academic world; the
river and the walls become part of their
creative dream. With the experiences of
performance arts, installation artworks
167
worthy of its high name for more than 25
years; he experienced in the management
of the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art,
and rehabilitation with the work team
and collaborators on a global conceptual
contemporary level. He was very active
in publishing his researches and articles
in Egypt and abroad, and in organizing
international symposiums, participating
in others abroad, inviting the eyes of Ahmed Fouad Selim and his wife
world criticism such as Achille Bonito
Oliva, Lucy Smith and Carmelo Strano, and organizing symposiums and dialogues
among themselves and their Egyptian and Arab counterparts.
Among these activities was the forum of the International Critics Association (ICA)
in Cairo, conferences of the arts committee of the Supreme Council of Culture on
the unity and dialogue of the arts, thought and literature, and specific conferences
dealing with topical issues in plastic art creativity in parallel with Cairo International
Biennale, International Ceramics Biennale, Youth Salon, General Exhibition,
International triennial of graphic art and conferences of Bibliotheca Alexandrina,
as well as the program of glowing symposiums in which he participated along with
artists, writers, poets, philosophers, critics of literature, theater, cinema and fine art.
Selim was an advocate for the establishment of the annual Youth Salon with the
significant support of Minister Farouk Hosni, the then head of the sector, and a
group of leading avant-garde artists. The Axis Group founded by Nawar, Nashar,
Farghaly, and Razzaz in 1981 with its conceptual presentations and propositions was
an important provocation that confused traditional ideas and methods and widely
opened the door to the postmodern manifestations. This was inspiring for youth since
their first salon. When the call turned into a reality, successful salon sessions were
held and revealed new generations of innovators in a strong competition atmosphere
to prove themselves, especially supported them Ahmed Fouad Selim.
Holding unprecedented creativity
workshops for young artists, in the
framework of communication, critical
thinking and adventure allowed quite
a few of them to stay in the center,
spending their days and evenings in lively
nights, breathing stubbornness, suffering
and creativity, overcoming any certain
believes in the academic world; the
river and the walls become part of their
creative dream. With the experiences of
performance arts, installation artworks
167
