Illustrative model — an approximation, not a scan of the original object.
2011 – 2012
“Second Revolution” Khayamiya — Hany ʿAbd al-Kader
- Material
- Hand-stitched cotton appliqué (khayamiya)
- Dimensions
- 250 × 250 cm
- Findspot
- Cairo
- Discovery
- Made by the artist at home; bought by an Australian scholar at an exhibition at the Egyptian Embassy in Australia, and later presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum through Art Fund.
- Held by
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Inventory number
- ME.4-2016
A large panel in khayamiya, the traditional craft of Cairo’s tentmakers. The artist shows a confrontation between protesters and security forces on 25 January, with "January 25 Revolution" written across the top.
The museum sees its figurative style and political subject as a break with khayamiya tradition, although its technique is traditional.
Certainty: Established
Its maker, Hany ʿAbd al-Kader, belongs to the younger generation of Cairo’s khayamiya tentmakers.
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London “Hany ʿAbd al-Kader, Second Revolution Khayyamiyya, ME.4-2016” collections.vam.ac.uk