The Hollow Desire to Populate Imaginary Cities
Catalogue
- Year
- 2014
- Dimensions
- Each 13 1/2 × 20" (34.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Basim Magdy
Artist
Photography
Basim Magdy is an Egyptian-born artist living in Basel, Switzerland. His art is inspired by dream like features, including lucid dreaming. He uses ideas of process, evolution, extinction, futuristic realities, how history is written and his beliefs are includes in his work. He works with painting, filmmaking, photography, and installation. Magdy received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Helwan University in Cairo.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Basim Magdy
- Year
- 2014
- Dimensions
- Each 13 1/2 × 20" (34.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2014-M111492
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified