Ahmed Morsi is one of Egypt's great modernists but is also a contemporary artist still practicing today. His work has recently gained traction in the region and is also being recognised internationally.

Gypsum Gallery is arguably Cairo's strongest contemporary art gallery. I visited the space and saw the current exhibition, dedicated to works on paper.

FIAC, France's leading art fair will feature two Middle Eastern galleries for the first time this year. Green Art Gallery from Dubai and Cairo's Gypsum Gallery will be participating in the prestigious fair

Art Basel is one of the most ­important contemporary art fairs in the world. More than 280 of the world’s leading galleries ­exhibit the works of over 4,000 artists during its four-day run in the Swiss city.