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Francis Bacon in Tangier

It was fascinating to discover that the English artist Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992) traveled regularly to Morocco in the mid 20th century. Bacon’s longtime partner, Peter Lacy, had settled in Tangier in the 1950’s, and so the renowned painter would regularly travel there…

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Treasure MAP

There was a couple by the name of Marlène and Paolo Gallone, who travelled the world extensively and adored collecting all manner of ornaments, jewelry and textiles, from precious stones to humble fragments that all echoed their many stories. This collection, and their love of Marrakech, resulted in the architectural wonder and museum that is the Monde des Arts de la Parure, or MAP…

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The Blue Caftan – a delicate film not to be missed

Maryam Touzani directs a very touching film and the Belgian actress Lubna Azabal is sublime in it! The director creates a subtle and delicate drama on the still taboo subject of homosexuality in Morocco. We particularly appreciated the attention to details and the quality of the images. The sensuality that emanates from the fabrics and materials worked by hand could only touch us, of course. Beyond its aesthetic beauty, the film addresses deep and universal questions about the search for identity, social and familial pressure, and the difficulty of choosing one’s own path. The character of Mina embodies this quest with a sincerity and vulnerability that particularly touched us.

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Clémens, takes off to the Atlantic Ocean to discover France, England, France, Italy, the Greek islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, the Holy Land, but also Morocco…

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Brion Gysin

Born in 1916, Brion Gysin accumulates the marginalities of his time … Homosexual, stateless, without religion. He is also a polyglot and multi-form artist…

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Mous Lamrabat

Mous Lamrabat is an atypical character, a photographer who mixes, confronts, opposes, assembles images and aesthetics of the Western world with those of Morocco…

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Martine Franck

From the stay of Martine Franck in Morocco, remains only one photograph dated 1976 … The shot of a beach in Agadir where the chairs were washed away…

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Ghislaine Giordano

These are some leitmotifs of Ghislaine Giordano, a painter full of life and strength. A real concentrate of energy..

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Kessy Beldi vases – gamme Calebasses

Large fruits with soft and rounded shapes. Dry, they are used in containers here but also on other continents. The calabashes are at the heart of nature, of Africa and their organic reality inspired Cécile Halley des Fontaines.

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Brice Marden

He traces, draws, paints. He lives in New York, Tivoli in the Hudson Valley, Hydra Island in Greece and Marrakesh in Morocco.

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