Egypt and Cairo

Thames & Hudson tagged The Word is Art.

Michael Petry’s new book ‘The Word is Art’ offers a rich history of word- and book-based art, showing how words remain critical, powerful and central to art practice.
eL Seed. ‘Perception’ 2016 Anamorphic painting over 56 façade, Cairo.

Photo courtesy Moved Pictures Archive, New York. © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2018.

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BBC News - The Travel Show, Egypt

Egypt

The Travel Show

In this episode Ade Adepitan travels to Egypt, as the capital, Cairo, prepares to open the doors to the biggest archaeological museum in the world. But, after the problems of political unrest and terrorism since the revolution in 2011, can this grand, new centre of Egyptology help bolster the country's once thriving tourism industry?

Ade also visits the pyramids in Giza, where archaeologists are trying to salvage an ancient boat, which was buried nearly five thousand years ago.

Plus the show hears about one man's incredible solo journey across the Caucasus.