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Video Graffiti, Artivism & Feminism in North Africa - Egypt
Women in Egypt are turning to graffiti as they demand more rights and freedoms and try to change the traditional perception of women there. (March 16)
AfroCubism documentary
This short film provides an exclusive look at the making of the most eagerly anticipated release in world music. This collaboration of the finest musicians from Cuba and Mali features Eliades Ochoa, Bassekou Kouyate, Djelimady Tounkara, and Toumani Diabate, and sees the realisation of the project that inadvertently became the Buena Vista Social Club.
For more information go to
www.afrocubism.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AfroCubism/130219880341027
http://www.worldcircuit.co.uk/#AfroCubism
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New documentary, bridges between Art Islam & Europe
Art, Islam & Europe - ENG from SHAAMAN.COM on Vimeo.
A short documentary to explore the perception of Islam as a civilisation and culture through contemporary art and artists influenced by eastern culture in Europe.
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Through its Belief in dialogue project, the British Council is developing initiatives to tackle current issues around cultural diversity, challenging misunderstandings and misconceptions of different communities.
Acknowledging the complex identities which form our pluralistic societies, Belief in Dialogue is exploring how to develop engagement for better global citizenship, help widening participation and building trust.
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director and footages : khéridine mabrouk
editor and color grading : maxime mathis
post production: shaaman.com
special thanks : benjamin laurent
additional images/
art videos by damir niksic
the film graffix from the Soux by pete stern
art and islam usa tour by musa syeed
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION :
Around the film/
http://www.artislameurope.com
Around Belief in dialogue project/
www.britishcouncil.org/new/society/belief-in-dialogue/
Meditteranean song - Ahwak - Zaki Nassif
Another video shot on a sunny sunday afternoon in Beirut with Heba el mansoury and her lovely husband Majed .
It is shot as usual with a digital still camera , i hope u ll excuse the quality .
the song is by Zaki Nassif , i have re arranged it . I am producing some tracks for Heba , i really love her voice , there will be more to come ...
Moorish sunscreen at Delia Shades
Geometric sunscreens in Moorish, moroccan tile, and Indian patterns by Delia Shades. Not so crazy about the contrast with the dark bricks but I think these are a beautiful and simple interior ornament.
Amazigh Design - shop and craft
Skipping through the internet, I stumbled upon these adorable tees from Amazigh Connection, an outfit selling Amazigh culture themed tshirts designed by some of the top graphic artists worldwide.
Check out this kiddie tee with a six-legged giraffe, inspired by ancient Saharan rock art, saying "Hi!" in tamazigh-- and spots arrayed with letters from the Tifinagh alphabet. So cute.
http://www.amazighconnection.com/
Books about contemporary art in Africa
Angaza Afrika – African Art Now
Angaza Afrika, translated from the Swahili to mean ‘Shed light on Africa’ or ‘Look around Africa’, is comprehensive in its range. Each work will be a stunning visual and physical manifestation of the artists’ energy and spirit, such as beautiful work of South African artist Karel Nel, who sets vast leaves from the Coco palms in atmospheric, elemental architectural spaces.
Other featured artists include Romuald Hazoumé, whose immense installation Dream (2007), consisting of a boat made from petrol canisters, placed in front of a panoramic photograph won the documenta 12 prize; El Anatsui, who with his magnificent cloths made from thousands of glimmering bottle tops was one of the highlights of the 52nd Venice Biennale and who will transform Channel 4’s 50ft logo, situated in front of their London Headquarters, with an installation in June 2008; Owusu-Ankomah, whose drawings were chosen by Giorgio Armani for his Emporio Armani (PRODUCT) RED capsule collection and Abdoulaye Konaté who has been shortlisted for the Artes Mundi 2008 Prize.
Angaza Afrika, translated from the Swahili to mean ‘Shed light on Africa’ or ‘Look around Africa’, is comprehensive in its range. Each work will be a stunning visual and physical manifestation of the artists’ energy and spirit, such as beautiful work of South African artist Karel Nel, who sets vast leaves from the Coco palms in atmospheric, elemental architectural spaces.
Other featured artists include Romuald Hazoumé, whose immense installation Dream (2007), consisting of a boat made from petrol canisters, placed in front of a panoramic photograph won the documenta 12 prize; El Anatsui, who with his magnificent cloths made from thousands of glimmering bottle tops was one of the highlights of the 52nd Venice Biennale and who will transform Channel 4’s 50ft logo, situated in front of their London Headquarters, with an installation in June 2008; Owusu-Ankomah, whose drawings were chosen by Giorgio Armani for his Emporio Armani (PRODUCT) RED capsule collection and Abdoulaye Konaté who has been shortlisted for the Artes Mundi 2008 Prize.
Top Twentyfive - 1st International Contemporary Art Fair in North Africa
TOP TWENTYFIVE First International Contemporary Art Fair specialized on the African Continent and the Mediterranean. 25 galleries which represent the quality of artists in the African and Mediterranean regions.
In 2011, TOP TWENTYFIVE will officially open a new platform with a concept of Fair and meeting designed to adapt to the new challenges of the art world, the economy and international culture.
Morocco's have got divers contemporary artists creators, as well as the formation of a professional system in the country by means of art galleries, museums, collections and publications, have turned it into a strategic spot in which professionals of the art world, collectors and art gallery owners from different countries can find their place. It has established an artistic dialogue between the East and the West, held by a country that is now at its peak in terms of spreading and creation of contemporary art.
TOP TWENTYFIVE encourages meetings and dialogue through the most representative artistic expressions from the East and the West.
TOP TWENTYFIVE pays particular attention to the latest visual expressions; besides, being it an INTERNATIONAL FAIR, it will specially emphasize the participation of the GALLERIES and PUBLISHERS that have excelled the most in their field through their activities and international impact.
Estimulate the art market means empowering all the industry that is necessary to bring its product closer and closer to most of the citizens; it means opening new fields to creation and knowledge, and it means broadening the intellectual debates that make us reflect and shape our own criteria.
In 2011, TOP TWENTYFIVE will officially open a new platform with a concept of Fair and meeting designed to adapt to the new challenges of the art world, the economy and international culture.
Morocco's have got divers contemporary artists creators, as well as the formation of a professional system in the country by means of art galleries, museums, collections and publications, have turned it into a strategic spot in which professionals of the art world, collectors and art gallery owners from different countries can find their place. It has established an artistic dialogue between the East and the West, held by a country that is now at its peak in terms of spreading and creation of contemporary art.
TOP TWENTYFIVE encourages meetings and dialogue through the most representative artistic expressions from the East and the West.
TOP TWENTYFIVE pays particular attention to the latest visual expressions; besides, being it an INTERNATIONAL FAIR, it will specially emphasize the participation of the GALLERIES and PUBLISHERS that have excelled the most in their field through their activities and international impact.
Estimulate the art market means empowering all the industry that is necessary to bring its product closer and closer to most of the citizens; it means opening new fields to creation and knowledge, and it means broadening the intellectual debates that make us reflect and shape our own criteria.
SPOTLIGHT - NJA MAHDAWI
Nja Mahdaoui is one of the most celebrated living contemporary artists from tunisia in the world. His bold and highly rhythmic work, derived from the arabic letter, is internationally renowned and can be found in ther permanent collections of The British Museum, The Smithsonian Institution, Ohsaki Museum... Nja has been Jury member and Honor guest at many international events and biennales and he is a member at the International Jury member for the Arts Prize of UNESCO. He has received a number of prices and international awards. He lives and works in Tunisia.
Nja Mahdaoui is a visual artist, an explorer of signs. He has been portrayed as a ‘Choreographer of Letters’. His work inspired by Arabic calligraphy is remarkably innovative as the aesthetic dimension of letters brings forth a sense of the poetic – highly rhythmic – arresting us with its rich abstracts compositions. Thus, the concept beyond the works reveals how the ideas are conveyed creatively through the artist choice of materials and medium. He plays with tunisian cultural traditions, such as fabric arts, are arich source ofinspiration.
Nja participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide including at the Heritage Museum in St Petersburg, the National Museum of Scotland and the Modern Art Museum in Bagdad, only to mention a few. In addition he took part in Art Projects, introducing his work in performing art within the framework of dance. He designed monumental art work such as the airport in Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Gulf Air aircrafts. Besides, his works are presented in international art fairs in Basel, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Thanks to this rare artistic style, he manages to produce a variety of innovative works that evoke both tradition and modernism, constantly evolving, products of meticulous attention to detail and skilful mastery of the brush. Nja Mahdaoui see text as an intricate part of composition, carefully balancing language with visual form. In so doing, he creates a rhythmic, even melodic, flow that unites the detailed calligraphy with forms and colors.
His work isbased on the shapes associated with Kufic script butdevoid of actual textual meaning. Famous for his meticulous work in ink onparchment, Mahdaoui stresses the visual impact of his compositions, which herefers to as 'calligrams' ('beautiful writing'). He has found the process liberating, being free from the
confines of two-dimensional space.
confines of two-dimensional space.
It’s an exuberance of abstract patterns and caligraphy artwork, a visual melody played out of his hand, that remind us of the great gestural and physical richness of action painting. Famous for his meticulous inks on parchment, this “liberated calligraphy” is worked across medias from canvas, brass, wood and papyrus to skin.
SPOTLIGHT - Hassan Hajjaj
“From the Fez to the camel, Hassan Hajjaj takes on the European stereotypes of the North African world and turns them into a visual celebration,” writes Projectbase. “His large canvasses sit comfortably in the post modern European art world. Restaurateur Mourad Mazouz, Blur (who incidentally used Hassan’s graphics for their official website) singer Damon Albarn and the Moroccan Consulate in London have all acquired some of Hassan’s pieces.
Hajjaj discovered that nobody had documented the street level graphic art of his native land. It set him off on a mission to elevate and educate people to the funky visual art of the souk with a twist. Having arrived in London from Larache in Morocco in his teens, he grew up amid the emerging club culture of London, UK, absorbing the music and styles of the reggae, hip hop and world music. Hajjaj’s visual sensibilities led him to enter the world of art and fashion. After running clubs and managing up and coming bands, he decided in 1984 to forge a solid relationship with the New York scene and subsequently the same year launched his own clothing and accessories label RAP.
A restless spirit, Hassan has chosen his imagery intuitively and ingeniously. The concepts he employs are seductively witty and playful while having a serious edge. Clearly a child of the pop art generation – his working methods encompass so many technics and fields – he engages personally and intensively in the time consuming process of designing and producing furniture (tables, lamps, stools, poufs), clothes (from customised patrol attendant overalls to babuch shoes, from funky-ed djellabahs to hats), photography (the youth of the medina a never ending source of inspiration, as well as photo-reportages commissioned by several magazines), and painting and printed canvas (always in a limited numbered edition). The concept remains the same, only the medium changes. All is expertly crafted and dishes out plenty of colourful humour.
Hassan Hajjaj – Graffix from the Souk
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For social systems at The Exchange, Hajjaj has produced a place where visitors can relax and chat. It might also be seen as a symbolic space, where life and art are momentarily integrated. Hajjaj brings together re-cycled North African objects with items and imagery readily found in and around Cornwall. The riot of colour, juxtaposition of patterns, and co-existence of old and new, Cornish and Moroccan creates a playful, feel-good environment. Here visitors can sit, read, relax, listen and talk.”
(Quoted from Projectbase)Hassan Hajjaj – Short Documentary
SHORT DOCUMENTARY: MOROCCAN ARTIST HASSAN HAJJAJ
Creative Africa Network in CAN TV explores the work of Hassan Hajjaj, a London based Moroccan designer and photographer.
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