About Farid Belkahia
Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 79). Farid Belkahia was a Moroccan painter, known for Casablanca School.
Farid Belkahia (; 1934 - 2014) was a Moroccan modernist artist and education reformer. He served as the director of the School of Fine Arts of Casablanca from 1962 to 1974, during the period of the Casablanca school modernist movement.
Early life He was born to a wealthy family in Marrakesh. In 1962 he was appointed as Director of the Casablanca School of Fine Arts and served until 1974.
Artistic practice While he was influenced by the aesthetics of Western minimalism and modernism, he was also inspired by the visual cultures of Moroccan heritage & indigenous Amazigh culture, incorporating related shapes, symbols & patterns into his work.
Prints & Printmaking, Dalloul Art Foundation, 05 Sept. 2024 - 12 Feb. 2025
Arab Presences: Modern Art & Decolonisation: Paris 1908-1988, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 05 April 2024 - 25 Aug. 2024
The Casablanca Art School, Tate St. Ives, 27 May 2023 - 14 Jan. 2024
Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s - 1980s, The Block Museum, 20 Sept. 2022 - 04 Dec. 2022
Mini Mighty, Fann A Porter, Dubai, 11 May 2022 - 30 June 2022
Art, a serious game, MACAAL, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, 21 Nov. 2021 - 17 July 2022
Farid Belkahia: The Cosmogonic artist, Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis, 30 Sept. 2021 - 30 Dec. 2021
Farid Belkahia, Centre Pompidou Paris, 10 Feb. 2021 - 19 July 2021
Revolution Generations, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 17 Oct. 2018 - 16 Feb. 2019
Esoteric Writings, MACAAL, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, 27 Sept. 2018 - 06 Jan. 2019
Mathaf Collection, Summary, Part 2, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 10 Sept. 2018 - 10 Feb. 2019
Second Life, MACAAL, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden, 27 Feb. 2018 - 05 Feb. 2019
Around the World Through Tondos, Galerie Claude Lemand, 29 June, 2017 - 30 Dec. 2017
Around the World Through Tondos, Galerie Claude Lemand, 02 June 2017 - 30 Dec. 2017
Focus: Works from Mathaf Collection, Vol 2, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 10 Mar. 2016 - 04 Sept. 2016
Modern Arab Masterpieces, Galerie Claude Lemand, 04 Nov. 2015 - 31 Dec. 2015
Focus: Works from Mathaf Collection, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 11 Oct. 2015 - 14 Feb. 2016
Paintings, Sculptures & Projects Garden, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 10 Dec. 2013 - 09 Feb. 2014
Interventions, Mathaf, Arab Museum of Modern Art, 30 Dec. 2010 - 13 Feb. 2011
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Who was Farid Belkahia?
Moroccan painter (1934-2014)
When was Farid Belkahia born?
Farid Belkahia was born on 15 November 1934 in Marrakech.
When did Farid Belkahia die?
Farid Belkahia died on 25 September 2014 in Marrakech.
What was Farid Belkahia's occupation?
Farid Belkahia was a painter.
What was Farid Belkahia known for?
Farid Belkahia was known for Casablanca School.
What nationality was Farid Belkahia?
Farid Belkahia was Moroccan.
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