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1 April, 2024 • Naima Morelli

When Fatma Haddad Became “Baya”—a Paris Art Story

Baya was among the first Algerian artists to be recognized by the art world in Paris. Though considered naïve in style, her work endures.

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9 October, 2023 • Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

The Tate Embraces Morocco with The Casablanca Art School

Sophie Kazan reviews a colorful exhibition that conveys Moroccan history and culture via paintings, ceramics, photographs, 1960s and 1970s film footage, woven textiles and posters.

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4 June, 2023 • Malu Halasa

Earth Strikes Back

Malu Halasa finds that when it comes to Mother Earth, some artists say it's time we go from vile consumers to gentle caretakers of the planet.

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15 February, 2022 • Farzad Kohan

Farzad Kohan: Love, Migration, Identity

Farzad Kohan's art is a bridge and commentary on his Iranian and American worlds, sometimes converging, at other times colliding.

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15 February, 2022 • Rachid Bouhamidi

L.A. Artist: Rachid Bouhamidi

The Moroccan, French and American artist Rachid Bouhamidi shares his love of portraiture as he peels back the layers of his friends with oils on wood.

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19 November, 2021 • Arie Amaya-Akkermans

Etel Adnan’s Sun and Sea: In Remembrance

Art critic Arie Amaya-Akkermans summons the gods of art and poetry as he reviews the life work of the late polymath Etel Adnan, 1925-2021.

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