Art World Picks: Albraehe, Kerem Yavuz, Zeghidour, Amer & Tatah
The Markaz Review recommends the following exhibitions, on now in Paris, New York, Montpellier, London, Marseille and Beirut.
Tag: Algeria
The Contemporary Art Scene in Algiers (Fragments)
Pierre Daum, a correspondent for Le Monde Diplomatique, goes in search of Algerian artists in Algiers.
French-Algerian Artist Djamel Tatah’s Solitary Crowds
Laëtitia Soula caught the opening of Djamel Tatah's extravagant show at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, where she spoke with the artist.
On Women and Gods: How Three Female Clerics Came Together
Laëtitia Soula talks to an imam, a pastor and a rabbi, all women, who sat down to write a book together melding feminism and religion.
44th CINEMED fest to Fête Simone Bitton & Abdellatif Kéchiche
Montpellier's venerable Mediterranean film festival announces retrospectives and avant-premières.
Vocalist Samira Brahmia Bridges France and Algeria with Love
For her 11th TMR music column, Melissa Chemam interviews the Algerian-French diva Samira Brahmia.
Independent Algeria 60 Years Later: The Untold Story
Algerian critic Fouad Mami parses his nation's history and independence from France, on Algeria's 60th anniversary.
Abd el Kader at the Mucem: a colonial vision of the Emir
Pierre Daum opines that despite a French museum's best effort, an exhibit on Algeria and France can't escape its colonial bias.
Algeria and Albert Camus
Oliver Gloag explores the conflicted Algerian and French identity of Albert Camus, reviewing his later novels, stories and statements.
Rachid Taha and the Sway of Chaabi & Raï on Franco-Arab Rock
This month, TMR's music critic, Melissa Chemam, stumbles upon an unexpected exhibit of the history and influence of raï, chaabi and "Beur" politics on the French body politic.
Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa
TMR’s guest editor Aomar Boum admires the growing movement of political cartooning in North Africa and the Middle East.
Rebellion Resurrected: The Will of Youth Against History
The Lebanese cartoonist and BD historian George “Jad” Khoury gives an in-depth overview of contemporary comix across the Arab world.
Beginnings, the Life & Times of “Slim” aka Menouar Merabtene
Algeria’s leading cartoonist reminisces on his start in bandes dessinées in Algeria, Poland and France.
The Excellent Journey of Algerian Cartoonist Nadjib Berber
For 20 years, Algeria was the preeminent country of comics in the Maghreb and Middle East. Nadjib Berber shares some of his story.
Summer of ‘21 Reading—Notes from the Editors
Our editors reveal their diverse literary interests, with more than a dozen recommendations for summer reading.