Скачать или смотреть March Meeting 2024 Assembly: Casablanca Art School

This assembly, Casablanca Art School: Intimate Memories and Contemporary Legacies, features artist Amina Agueznay and director Mujah Maraini-Melehi in conversation with Morad Montazami (curator, publisher, art historian). The Casablanca Art School (CAS) was established by French colonial powers in the 1920s and later came to revolutionise modern art in post-colonial Morocco. The School became a cornerstone for a radical and innovative reimagining of Moroccan art and art education among its staff and students in the 1960s, with a lasting legacy that impacted the entire region.

This session will explore the history and legacy of the Casablanca Art School, commencing with a lecture by curator and publisher Morad Montazami (Zamân Books & Curating) followed by a panel discussion with two cultural practitioners embodying the School’s avant- garde ethos.
Amina Agueznay, a visual artist and daughter of Malika Agueznay, will share her intimate memories of this postcolonial revolution. She will be joined by Mujah Maraini-Melehi, a documentary filmmaker and the daughter of Toni Maraini and Mohamed Melehi. Agueznay will reflect on her own experience and artistic approach to collective practice while Maraini- Melehi will discuss her work as a filmmaker who draws on this rich history and legacy.

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