BTM - Factory Entrance — Global Heshmat

Statue The Gift of Motherhood, Photo: Ahmed Kamel, 2025

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In 1960, Louis Bishara founded a textile printing mill, which he turned into Egypt’s first private-sector apparel factory in 1980, BTM (since 2024 Bishara Apparel Group). Louis Bishara became an admirer of Heshmat’s work and assembled a private collection. In addition, he posited statues on his factory premise in 10th of Ramadan City. This work of art stands in the entrance to his factory: “Mother and Child”. (Foto: E. Gothe 2025). His eldest daughter Marie is a designer as well as vice chairwoman of the Bishara Group. She continues the sponsorship of artworks by Hassan Heshmat.

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Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO). “BTM - Factory Entrance.” Global Heshmat, n.d. Record artwork:6. Version 82de5b4d2f9b (build d691eec046ad7a6e). https://heshmat.zmo.de/artworks/btm-factory-entrance/. Accessed YYYY-MM-DD.

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