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ARTAFRICA

FEATURE / MARRAKECH BIENNALE

MARRAKECH

BIENNALE

MARRAKECH BIENNALE / IN CONVERSATION WITH MOHAMED AMINE KABBAJ AND REEM FADDA 1/9

The Marrakech Biennale is a not-for-profit association which seeks to

promote artistic and cultural crossroads between Africa, the Middle-East and

the Mediterranean. Founded in 2004, the biennale encourages contact and

dialogue between artists and audiences, using the urban historical landscape to

welcome a wider public through artist talks, performances and symposia. 2016

marks the sixth edition, which runs from the 24th February to the 8th May.

ART AFRICA sat down with the biennale President, Mohamed Amine

Kabbaj, as well as the biennale curator, Reem Fadda, to discuss the

significance of the present moment in geographic, artistic and social terms;

the functioning of market values in a not-for-profit association and what the

future means for an event that has aims to strengthen cultural ties between the

West and the East.

ARTAFRICA

Mohammed Melehi, Untitled, 1971. Cellulose on wood, 110 x 110 cm.