Representative work by Moataz Nasr
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Artist

Moataz Nasr

b. 1961, Alexandria, Egypt · Based in Cairo, Egypt

  • Self-taught artist; founder of Darb 1718 Contemporary Art & Culture Center, Cairo
  • Sculpture
  • Ceramic Oars
  • Sufi Spinning Installations
  • Socio-Political Video

Moataz Nasr is a leading Egyptian contemporary artist and cultural founder who represented Egypt at the 57th Venice Biennale. Utilizing traditional Egyptian pottery, Sufi spinning symbolism, sun-dried mud, and wood, Nasr's monumental installations examine Pan-Arab geopolitical fractures, historical resilience, and spiritual mysticism in the Mediterranean world.

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