News
Deadly Earthquake in Morocco Destroys Cultural Heritage
Several mosques and the historic center of Marrakesh sustained damage during the earthquake, which has killed over 2,000 people.
Morocco
Art
The Unapologetically Gay, Erotic Drawings of Soufiane Ababri
Alternately funny, melancholic, erotic, and political, the Moroccan artist’s Bedworks series offers compassionate images of men blissfully enjoying themselves.
Art
The Prismatic, Kitsch, and Glam World of Hassan Hajjaj
Frustrated by how Morocco was merely treated as a backdrop at shoots, Hajjaj eclipsed limiting stereotypes with expansive, complex personalities.
Interview
Cultural Identity Seen Through the Politics of Thread
For her project, photographer Alia Ali communicated with textile artists who live in communities whose borders have been marked “by imprints of power and scars of destruction.”
Music
Time Traveling with Musical Recordings from Mid-20th-Century Morocco
In 1959, Paul Bowles traveled around Morocco with an audio recording device to capture a cultural moment he knew was on the verge of disappearing.
Art
At the Marrakech Biennale, a Conversation Between Postcolonial Identities
MARRAKESH — Set outside the institutional white cube, in restored ancient sites and the ruins of a 16th-century palace, the sixth edition of the Marrakech Biennale, Not New Now, arrives like a breath of fresh air.
Art
Artist Mel Chin Proposes a Solar Currency for the Sahara
ALBUQUERQUE — Mel Chin’s “The Potential Project,” represented by an installation at 516 Arts, embodies the teetering ambiguities of “first world” philanthropy.
Art
In Paris, a Spotlight on Morocco's Contemporary Art
PARIS — Three curators, Jean-Hubert Martin (who last year orchestrated the sprawling Théâtre du Monde show), Moulim El Aroussi, and Mohamed Métalsi, have assembled a vast 2,500 square meters (~27,000 sq. ft.) show of contemporary aesthetics from Morocco called Contemporary Morocco at the Institut du