1938–1948 · Cairo · Egypt
Art and Liberty Group (Egyptian surrealists)
The movement
Art and Liberty Group (Egyptian surrealists)
1938–1948 · Cairo · Egypt
Cairo artists and writers whose 1938 manifesto, "Long live degenerate art", stood against fascism and for freedom in art. They made Egyptian surrealism.
What to look for
Surrealist dream images; distorted bodies; dark, political themes; poetry and painting together.
Masters of the school
- Ramses Younan reference ↗
- Georges Henein reference ↗
- Fouad Kamel reference ↗
- Kamel el-Telmissany reference ↗
- Inji Efflatoun reference ↗
- Amy Nimr reference ↗
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