Original tiles of the riad stairs. Courtesy of LE 18.

In Conversation 

Laila Hida: Facilitating Creative Initiatives in Morocco

Le 18, located in the heart of the Marrakech medina, was established in 2013 through the shared vision of phot ...

Morocco

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Yassine Alaoui Ismaili

11th Edition – The Rencontres of Fez, Morocco

As part of the Cultural Season France-Morocco 2018, The French Institute of Morocco organizes the 11th edition ...

Mohamed Thara, Milk vs Whisky Vidéo, 2016. Courtesy the artist.

Festivals 

Silent Territory: 24th Edition Casablanca International Video Art Festival Morocco

Video art can be apprehended as a territory in constant redefinition. The international selection of the FIAV ...

Collective Zbel Manifesto, A Dinner in Town. Courtesy of Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden in Marrakesh, Morocco.

MACAAL Marrakech 

Morocco Opens its First Museum for Contemporary Art

A first of its kind in North Africa, the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) has opened in M ...

Jean Besancenot (1902- 1992) Maroc, 1939.

Exhibitions 

The photographer’s Morocco

Since 1860, Morocco has marvelled and inspired many photographers. Landscapes, portraits and architecture are ...

Curatorial Intensive in Marrakech, Morocco

Talks / Workshops 

Curatorial Intensive in Marrakech, Morocco

Independent Curators International (ICI), in collaboration with Dar al-Ma’mûn, presents the inaugural C ...

Moroccos new museum for Modern and Contemporary Art is now open

Moroccos new museum for Modern and Contemporary Art is now open

On October 7th King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Ismail, inaugurated the Mohammed VI Museum for M ...

(Clockwise) Dalton Paula (Brasilia, Brazil, 1982), Maria Firmina dos Reis, 2022. Gold leaf and oil on canvas, 61 x 45 cm. Photo: Paulo Rezende; Abel Rodriguez. Courtesy of the artist; Karimah Ashadu, Film still – “Plateau”, Detail, 2021. Courtesy of the artist; Uche Okeke, Okpaladike and his Obu, Detail, 1961. Credit Courtesy of the artist and Skoto Gallery - New York Times; Kiluanji Kia Henda, A City Called Mirage, 2013–2017, one of fifty black and white photographs. Courtesy of the artist; Gladys Mgudlandlu, Three men in blue, not dated. Detail, body colour. Courtesy Johannesburg Art Gallery

60th Venice Biennale 

A Venice Guide to Art from Africa and the Global Diaspora

The 60th Venice Biennale is about to open its doors from 20 April–24 November 2024. Curator Adriano Pedrosa ...

Kitjo Lynn Lelliot, I was her and she was me and those we might become 1, Installtion View Chamarande. Photo: Henri Perrot.

News 

Kitso Lynn Lelliott Receives Henrike Grohs Art Award 2024

Kitso Lynn Lelliott (Botswana) is the fourth recipient of the Henrike Grohs Art Award, conceived by the Goethe ...

(left) Portrait of Amina Ageuznay. © Hazem Treasure; (right) Amina Agueznay, Portal #1, 2023. Wool, cotton. Courtesy of the artist.

News 

Amina Agueznay Wins the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2024 Grand Prize

Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) have announced the latest winner for the 2024 iterati ...

Group photography in front of Dr Abdellah Ziou Ziou’s service accommodation in Berrechid. June 1981. Archives Dr Ziou Ziou

Exhibition 

School of Casablanca – Group Show

School of Casablanca highlights a pivotal moment in Moroccan art history that had wide-ranging implications fo ...


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