Held between 16 June and 28 October 2012 at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Arab Express brings contemporary Arab painting, sculpture, photography, videos and installations to Japan for the first time.

The project, which was curated by Mori Art Museum director Fumio Nanjo and Kenichi Kondo, features works by four Egyptian artists, including revolutionary martyr Ahmed Basiony.

Photos by Kioku Keizo

Photos Courtesy: Mori Art Museum

1. Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige - Postcards of War (from the Wonder Beirut series) 1997:2012 Postcard 10.5 x 14.8 cm (each, set of 18) Courtesy - The Third Line

2. Tarek Al-Ghoussein - Untitled 23 (D Series) 2008-09 Digital print 100 x 133 cm

3. Rula Halawani - Intimacy 2004 Archival black and white digital prints 47 x 72 cm (each, set of 9) Courtesy- Selma Feriani Gallery

4. Maha Mustafa - Black Fountain 2008- Mixed media installation Dimensions variable Installation view - “Black Fountain,” Passagen Linköpings Konsthall, Sweden, 2009 Photo- Sara Ibrahim

5. Meera Huraiz - Gladiator 2010 Lambda print on aluminum 100 x 150 cm Courtesy - XVA Gallery

6. Abdulnasser Gharem - The Path 2009 Video Courtesy - Edge of Arabia

7. Adel Abidin - I’m Sorry 2008 Sound installation (light box, Plexiglas, wood, light bulb, wiring) Dimensions variable

8. Atfal Ahdath - Take me to this place - I want to do the memories 2010-12 Photograph, sound, mixed media Dimensions variable

9. Akram Zaatari Saida, June 6, 1982 (Blue print with Camera movement) 2006-09 Composite digital image 112 x 210 cm Courtesy - Sfeir-Semler Gallery

10. Reem Al Ghaith Dubai - What's Left of Her Land? 2008:11 Mixed media installation Dimentions variable Installation view - The 54th Venice Biennale

11. Ahmed Basiony - Thirty Days of Running in the Place, 2010, Photo Courtesy Mori Art Museum

12. Maha Maamoun - Domestic Tourism II, 2008, Photo Courtesy Mori Art Museum

13/14/15. Arab Express The Latest Art from the Arab World Mori Art Museum Photo Courtesy Mori Art Museum