The 4th ‘ Forever Is Now is the first exhibition of its kind in the 4500-year history of the Pyramids of Giza. The exhibition represents a merging of ancient heritage and contemporary art at the oldest and last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which today survives as a UNESCO world heritage site and will run until 7th Nov 2021
French artist JR was invited by Art D’Egypte to participate in Forever is Now.
The impressive artwork Greetings from Giza is made of a steel structure and mesh and it stands in front of the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza. This famous pyramid was constructed 4,591 years ago in 2570 BC,
For the first time, JR releases an NFT collection. Greetings from Giza is a multi-layered collection that blurs the lines between the public and digital spaces, inviting the audience to not only own a piece of the actual image that creates the artwork but also become part of the artwork. The piece has been divided into 4,591 Greetings from Giza NFTs, which echoes the age of the pyramid.
The other participating international artists are Russian artist Alexander Ponomarev; American artist Gisela Colón; Brazilian artist João Trevisan; Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn; Egyptian artist Moataz Nasr; Egyptian born, Los Angeles- based artist Sherin Guirguis; British artists Shuster + Moseley; British artist Stephen Cox RA; and Saudi Arabian artist HRH Prince Sultan Bin Fahad.
