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  • Major African Art Exhibition "Lend Me Your Dream" to Tour 6 Capital Cities
    20 April 2019, by Bladi.net

    "Lend Me Your Dream" is the name given to a major exhibition initiated by the Foundation for the Development of Contemporary African Culture (FDCCA). For this exhibition that will travel through 6 African capitals, it is the city of Casablanca that has been selected to host the inauguration scheduled for June 18 next.
    This exhibition is the very first activity that the young Foundation for the Development of Contemporary African Culture (FDCCA), which is only three months old, is about to (…)

  • Spanish Artist to Paint Official Portrait of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
    8 October 2019, by Kamal

    The Spanish painter, Antonio Montiel, will arrive in Morocco next November, in order to paint the portrait of King Mohammed VI, like the King of Spain Felipe VI and the Queen of England, Elizabeth.
    The Royal Palace of Spain has just announced that the portrait of King Felipe VI, which had required 22 months of work, is ready to be exhibited at the Museum of the Armed Forces. Several personalities from the art world have paid special tribute to this work of art.
    In a statement to the (…)

  • Artcurial Expands to Morocco: French Auction House Opens Marrakech Branch for African and Orientalist Art
    13 October 2019, by Ginette

    The first French auction house, Artcurial, announced on Wednesday the opening of a subsidiary in Morocco. It will be exclusively dedicated to the sale of Orientalist paintings and contemporary African art. A strategy to get closer to its clients on the African continent.
    After organizing a large number of presentations and sales by duplex with Paris in Morocco in 2011, Arcurial has finally decided to settle in the Kingdom.
    This is a first in Africa and the subsidiary will open its doors (…)

  • Delacroix’s Moroccan Masterpieces Celebrated at International Colloquium in Rabat
    16 September 2019, by Sylvanus

    "Eugène Delacroix’s Moroccan palette from 1832 to 1863" was the focus of the third session of an international colloquium in Rabat. Mohammed Faouzi Skali Alami, writer and specialist in Sufism, highlighted the work and its author.
    Magnified work, adored author. At the third session of an international colloquium organized from September 11 to 13 by the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco at its headquarters, the work of Eugène Delacroix was commented on and celebrated. For Mohammed Faouzi (…)

  • Moroccan Author’s Novel Celebrates Iconic Dancers of Marrakech
    29 September 2019, by Sylvanus

    The painter and writer Mahi Binebine has, in his latest novel, paid tribute to the chikhates, the dancers who passionately animate Moroccan festivities.
    "Rue du pardon". This is the title of the new novel dedicated to the chikhates. The heroine of this book, Hayat ("Life" in Arabic), grew up in this poor and teeming alley in Marrakech, within an unloving family, reports Le Point.
    Confronted with the vicissitudes of life, she finds refuge with Mamyta, the greatest oriental dancer in the (…)

  • Former French Rap Star Diam’s Unveils Architectural Project in Morocco on Instagram
    30 December 2019, by Sylvanus

    It is on her new Instagram account that Diam’s "shares her love of design and architecture, as well as her own projects in this field". She recently posted unpublished images of her "ongoing project".
    The published images highlight two workers at work to give shape to a stainless steel plate.
    Since the end of her rap career and her conversion to Islam, Mélanie Georgiades (her real name) seems to have found a new passion in which she is investing: architecture and interior design.

  • Record-Breaking Moroccan Art Sale: Dinet Painting Fetches 1.2 Million Euros
    9 January 2020, by Bladi.net

    The famous canvas by the French painter, Étienne Dinet, entitled "the son of a Saint M’rabeth", was awarded 13,119,000 dirhams, or 1.2 million euros, during the inaugural sale of the Moroccan subsidiary of Artcurial, on December 30 last at the Mamounia in Marrakech.
    According to Map, this is the largest auction in Morocco and Africa, with the exception of South Africa. This painting by the artist Etienne Dinet (1861-1929), disputed by three bidders, has achieved the highest price ever (…)

  • Mystery Surrounds Disappearance of Royal Gifts: Valuable Paintings Missing from Moroccan Parliament
    18 January 2020, by Bladi.net

    Three paintings by the painter Fouad Bellamine, offered by the late King Hassan II to the Moroccan Parliament, after its renovation by the French decorator André Pascal, have mysteriously disappeared.
    These three works of art by the painter Fouad Bellamine represented an invaluable gift from the late king to enhance the Hall of Parliament. They have disappeared without the current President of the House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, or his predecessors Rachid Talbi Alami, Mustapha (…)

  • Moroccan Designer Hicham Lahlou Joins Elite Daum Crystal Artists with ’Oryx’ Sculpture
    11 May 2020, by Bladi.net

    Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou has joined the prestigious catalog of art editions of the famous international French luxury brand with unique know-how, "Daum", with his work "Oryx" published in a limited, numbered and signed edition.
    Thanks to this recognition of merit, the Moroccan joins the very exclusive circle of celebrities such as the Spaniards Dali and Carlos Mata, the Frenchman Richard Orlanski, the Beninese Romuald Hazoumé, the American Hilton MacConnico and the Mexican Pedro (…)

  • Moroccan Artists Auction Works to Support COVID-19 Relief Fund in Tangier
    20 July 2020, by Ginette

    An art auction was held on Saturday in Tangier. The funds raised will be fully paid into the Special Fund for the management of the new coronavirus pandemic.
    About fifty artists participated in this initiative by offering their finest works in order to contribute to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The auction was organized by the Mazad and Art auction house, and once again demonstrates the spirit of solidarity, mutual aid and sharing that characterizes the Moroccan people and (…)