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Morocco · Visual Tradition

Mohamed
Melehi

Painting, Graphic Design
Mohamed Melehi
Country Morocco
Medium Painting, Graphic Design
Exhibitions 6

On film

Leader of the Casablanca School, known for modernist paintings that integrate Islamic art and African motifs.

Exhibition record

"Signs, Traces and Calligraphy: A New Generation" 1971

Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Group exhibition that included Melehi’s work, focusing on the intersection of traditional Islamic art and modernist abs…

"Arab World Institute Biennale" 1980

Arab World Institute, Paris, France

Melehi's work was regularly featured in this biennale, which highlighted contemporary Arab art, focusing on his use of …

"Mohamed Melehi: The Independent Spirit" 2013

Dubai Art Fair, Dubai, UAE

A solo exhibition showcasing Melehi’s iconic wave paintings, exploring themes of independence, cultural identity, and t…

"Casablanca: A Modernist Utopia" 2014

Galerie Venise Cadre, Casablanca, Morocco

Group exhibition that revisited the legacy of the Casablanca Art School, with Melehi's works featured prominently as pa…

"Melehi: Reconfiguring Modernism" 2017

Kulte Gallery, Rabat, Morocco

A solo exhibition that revisited Melehi’s work from the 1960s and 1970s, emphasizing his abstract compositions and the …

"New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School" 2019

The Mosaic Rooms, London, UK

A retrospective exhibition highlighting Melehi’s role as a leading figure in the Casablanca Art School and his influenc…

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