Farouk Hosny, Egyptian artist and former Minister of Culture postponed the opening of his art exhibition at Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek district, Cairo, which was due to tomorrow, Wednesday.
Head of the Fine Arts sector Khaled Sorour was set to accompany Hosny. The exhibition will feature 52 of Hosny’s artworks, which he produced in 2018 and 2019.
The new date will be announced soon.
It is worth mentioning that Hosny, born in 1938 in Alexandria, is an Egyptian abstract painter who was appointed as a Minister of Culture from 1987 to 2011.
He graduated from Alexandria University’s School of Fine Arts in 1964 and upon graduation directed the Al Anfoushi Culture Palace for many years.
He severed as Egypt's cultural attaché in Paris between 1971-1978 and he severed in the same position in Rome 1979 to 1987.
In 2019, Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture and Arts was inaugurated at its headquarters in Zamalek, amid the attendee of a large number of artists and intellectuals.
The foundation includes many of Hosny's paintings as well as Egyptian and International sculptures from his collection.
In his inaugural speech, Hosny stated that his new foundation is for not only his work and biography but also for serving the society.
He thanked the Ministry of Solidarity for the rapid speed the ministry used in finishing the foundation papers.
Foundation received the official certification from the Ministry of Social Solidarity, on June 10, 2019 in preparation for the start of its cultural and artistic activates, under number 872 (2019).
He also thanked the Ministry of Culture, which the foundation will collaborate with in the coming period in presenting major cultural and artistic ideas and visions to the Egyptian society.
Furthermore, the former Minister announced the launch of an annual prize in arts for the youth.
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