The curators, Madeleine de Colnet and Morad Montazami, talk to SCHIRN curator Esther Schlicht and filmmaker Mujah Maraini-Melehi about the background to the CASABLANCA ART SCHOOL exhibition. In English

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CASABLANCA ART SCHOOL. A POSTCOLONIAL AVANT-GARDE 1962–1987

JULY 12 – OCTOBER 13, 2024

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