by Steven May | Oct 15, 2012 | Articles
The Shafik Gabr collection of Orientalist traveler paintings is featured in the September/October edition of the Fine Art Connoisseur magazine. Under the heading ‘An Egyptian Collector Publishes his Orientalist Paintings’, the article explains how Shafik...
by Steven May | Sep 26, 2012 | Articles
The New York Times has reported on the East-West: The Art of Dialogue initiative – describing how the Shafik Gabr Foundation is launching a “global cultural exchange project”. The article, published on the 26th September 2012, went on to say: “Mr Gabr will use...
by Steven May | Sep 15, 2012 | Articles
حب الفن يدفع مليونيرا مصريا لوضع خطة للحوار بين الشرق والغرب شفيق جبر الشغوف بالتصوير ورسومات الاستشراق يطلق مبادرة للتبادل الثقافي بين عدد من العواصم العالمية قبل أن يبدأ المليونير المصري شفيق جبر حياته المهنية، كان مصورا فوتوغرافيا يمتلئ بالطموح، حيث بدأ وهو في سن...
by Steven May | Aug 15, 2012 | Articles
The online news organisation Mint Press News has carried an exclusive interview with Shafik Gabr about his East West initiative. The website says that Mr Gabr is bringing a philanthropic mission to the United States in an effort to build bridges between East and West....
by Steven May | Apr 13, 2012 | Articles
The influential Arts & Antiques magazine has carried an article about how Shafik Gabr believes that Orientalist paintings can further understanding between the West and the Arab world. Under the heading, ‘The Bridge Builder’, the magazine wrote: “To many in the...
