What artists and teachers were the driving force behind the CASABLANCA ART SCHOOL? And what was so special about that new art movement? The film accompanying the exhibition gives you an idea and introduces the leading minds of the pioneering art college.
The CASABLANCA ART SCHOOL symbolizes new modern Moroccan art. It stands for a movement that has deep roots in the local culture and yet is at the same time trailblazing. After Morocco’s independence from the French protectorate, in the 1960s in the context of this pioneering art college, artists sought to establish a new, unique identity and at the same time forge links to the international avant-garde. This cross-generational art movement, the Moroccan “New Wave”, did its best to sweep away the art that only took place in “exclusive salons” and with it the colonial heritage.
That said, who were the artists and teachers driving this new movement in art? And what was special about how they saw art? The film accompanying the exhibition gives you an idea and introduces the leading minds of the movement, among them Farid Belkahia, Mohamed Melehi, Mohammed Chabâa, Toni Maraini, and Bert Flint.
