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Marking a crucial moment in Egypt after the Arab Spring

Video works explore uprising and aftermath in complex culture

By Cate McQuaid

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 07, 2012

Histories of Now: Six Artists From Cairo Just a year ago, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to protest the regime of then-President Hosni Mubarak, and set off a revolution. Artists have a vital role to play as Egyptians sort out what comes next. ”Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo,” at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, offers several video works that plumb the traditions, conflicts, and quandaries of Egyptian culture.

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