Talk Description
Marking the opening of The Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde (1962–1987), exhibition co-curator Morad Montazami (curator, publisher and director, Zamân Books & Curating) and moderator May Alqaydi (Assistant Curator, Sharjah Art Foundation) discuss the transformative legacy of the Casablanca Art School.
The talk spotlights the artistic revolution fomented by the Casablanca Art School staff and students who integrated abstract art with African and Amazigh traditions, taking inspiration from the region’s rugs, jewellery, calligraphy and painted ceilings.
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This event is free and open to the public, but prior registration is encouraged as places are limited.
