Hazem El Mestikawy and Yousef Ahmad: an exhibition bringing together two pioneering figures of modern Arab art

22 April - 4 June 2026 The Fire Station

Yousef Ahmad
Untitled , 2016
Palm leaf paper on panel
100 x 100 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2016
Palm leaf paper on panel
100 x 100 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2025
Mixed media on panel
50 x 50 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2025
Mixed media on panel
50 x 50 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2023
Mixed media on panel
52 x 42 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2023
Mixed media on panel
52 x 42 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2023
Mixed media on panel
52 x 42 cm

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Yousef Ahmad
Untitled, 2023
Mixed media on panel
52 x 42 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Chamber 1, 2012
Cardboard and paper
39 x 32 x 20 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Chamber 2, 2012
Cardboard and paper
60 x 30 x 22 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Chamber 3, 2012
Cardboard and paper
30 x 30 x 30.5 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Double Heh in Three Parts, 2014
Cardboard, recycling paper and glue 3 parts
Closed: 40 x 20 x 20 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Pavilion, 2009
Cardboard and paper
Size: 47 x 25.5 x 28 cm (3 parts)
Floor & Roof box: 47 x 25.5 x 4.5 cm,
Folding wall: 20 x 19.5 cm each (three units)
Closed box: 47 x 25.5 x 9 cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
From Alif to Heh, 2014
Cardboard, recycling paper and glue 10 parts
installation: 156 x 28 x (24 - 72) cm

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Concrete Shifting, 2010
Cardboard and paper
Size: 35 x 35 cm, height: 5.5 cm each

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Hazem El Mestikawy
Black Box and Two Red Squares, 2010
Cardboard and paper
Closed: 30 x 22 cm, height: 43 cm
Open: 86 x 30 cm, height: 25 cm
Red squares: 14 x 14 cm installation

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