New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives, 23 Mar 2020 — 04 Apr 2020
Mohamed Melehi, "Composition", 1970. Courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, photographed by Capital D
Exhibitions
New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives
The exhibition retraces Melehi Mohamed's artistic career in relation to the radical Casablanca Art School
Concrete, Street 8, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, UAE
The exhibition at Concrete, Alserkal Avenue in Dubai retraces the artistic path of Mohamed Melehi, a major figure of postcolonial Moroccan art and transnational modernism.
“New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School Archives” features pieces by the artist concerning the radical Casablanca Art School, chronologically ordered from the 1950s to the 1980s, along with some contemporary works.
The exhibition highlights the variety of his practice as painter, photographer, muralist, cultural activist, and more through archival and never-before-seen materials.
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