Lawrie Shabibi
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions
  • Art Fairs
  • News
  • Public Art
  • Viewing Room
  • Videos
  • Publications
  • Press
  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Store
Cart
0 items $
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu

Artworks

Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Farghali Abdel Hafiz, Stupid Terrorism, 1992

Farghali Abdel Hafiz b. 1941

Stupid Terrorism, 1992
Acrylic, oil stick, mud, straw and mud brick on canvas laid down on board
200 x 200 cm
78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in
Copyright The Artist
Farghali Abdel Hafiz has represented Egypt at several editions of the Venice Biennale and 'Stupid Terrorism', made in 1992, is the last from a series of twelve works shown in...
Read more
Farghali Abdel Hafiz has represented Egypt at several editions of the Venice Biennale and "Stupid Terrorism", made in 1992, is the last from a series of twelve works shown in 1993 at the Egyptian Pavilion. The rest are in public and private collections.

1992 saw the first attack by militants on foreign tourists in Upper Egypt. On September 30 a spokesman for the main militant movement, the Gama'a al-Islamiya warned tourists not to enter the province of Qena, which includes some of Egypt's most famous Pharaonic temples & tombs. The attacks began on 1 October, when a Nile Cruiser carrying 140 German tourists was fired on, injuring three of the Egyptian crew. On October 21 militants ambushed a tourist bus, killing one British woman and injuring two British men. The woman was the first foreigner to die in militant related violence in Egypt.

By this time Farghali was using natural materials such as mud, clay and straw, incorporating them into his canvases to give them richly textured surfaces. The series contrasts modern and traditional symbols, just as it juxtaposes the earthy colours of mud and clay with his bright, unmixed acrylics. This series marks the high point in Farghali's experiments with the texture, thickly encrusted with mud and incorporating a mud brick.
Close full details

Exhibitions

1993 Venice Biennale

Share
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Email
Previous
|
Next
526 
of  812
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 LAWRIE SHABIBI
Site by Artlogic
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Artsy, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
View on Google Maps
Ocula, opens in a new tab.

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join Mailing List

Thank you for signining up to Lawrie Shabibi.  Please note that at the moment we are not accepting any artist submissions. 

Interests *

Sign up

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.