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| name = The Marrakech Biennale
| name = The Marrakech Biennale
| native_name =بينالي مراكش
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| genre = [[Biennale]], Focused on Contemporary Visual Art, Literature, Film and Arts in Public Spaces
| genre = [[Biennale]], Focused on Contemporary Visual Art, Literature, Film and Arts in Public Spaces
| date = 6th edition: 24 February 2016 until 8 May 2016
| date = 6th edition: 24 February 2016 until 8 May 2016
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| frequency = Biennial, every two years
| frequency = Biennial, every two years
| location = [[Marrakech]]
| location = [[Marrakech]]
| years_active =since 2005
| years_active = 2005-2016
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| founder_name =Vanessa Branson
| founder_name = Vanessa Branson
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| patron =[[Vanessa Branson]] and Abel Damoussi
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The '''Arts festival in Marrakech''', now the '''Marrakech Biennale''', first took place in 2005.<ref name=Milner>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a0587fb4-93e6-11e3-a0e1-00144feab7de |work=Financial Times |first=Catherine |last=Milner |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=26 August 2022 |title=Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview }}</ref><ref>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2668381{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was set up by [[Vanessa Branson]] and Abel Damoussi with the help of curator Danny Moynihan and Liberatum creator Pablo Ganguli. There were 2 editions of AiM (Arts in Marrakech) in Marrakech in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-13 |title=Arts in Marrakech 2009 |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/arts-marrakech-2009 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Frieze |language=en}}</ref> respectively. In 2009, Vanessa Branson carried it forward as the Marrakech Biennale, the first major Trilingual (English, Arabic & French) festival in North Africa.<ref>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803123154/http://www.aimbiennale.org/en/ | url=http://www.aimbiennale.org/en/ | archivedate=3 August 2009 | title=AiM International Biennale | publisher=aimbienniale.org | accessdate=30 December 2021 }}</ref> It focuses on cutting-edge contemporary Visual Art, Literature, and Film. It focused on Visual Art, Literature, and Film. Curated driven, with a main Visual Arts Exhibition, other arts exhibitions, installations, energetic fringe, discussions, debates and screenings based in iconic venues and settings of Marrakech and all under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. The 3rd biennale took place in [https://artmap.com/marrakechbiennale/exhibition/3rd-marrakech-biennale-2009-a-proposal-for-articulating-works-and-places-2009 2009] and was curated by  Abdellah Karroum and featured work by Francis Alys, Yto Barrada, Lordana Longo and Batoul S'Himi amongst many others. The main visual exhibition was in the Palais Bahia with discussions and debates at other venues including ESAV film school, El Fenn and Ksour Agafay. The 4th biennale took place in 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2012 |title=Nowness |url=https://www.nowness.com/story/%7B%7B%20$root.location.protocol()%20+%20'://'%20+%20$root.location.host()%20+%20$root.location.path()%20%7D%7D |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.nowness.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=HIGHER ATLAS {{!}} Marrakech Biennale 2012 |url=https://www.higheratlas.org/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>and was curated by Dr Nadim Samman and Carson Chan and shown at multiple venues such as Théâtre Royal, Koutoubia Cisterns, Bank Al-Maghrib, Cyber Parc Arsat Moulay Abdeslam and Dar Al-Ma’mûn in Marrakech. A key focus was the artisanal traditions of Morocco and all new site-specific commissions were conceived and created on location with local craftspeople and manufacturers.The 5th biennale in 2014 <ref>{{Cite web |title=5th Marrakech Biennale 2014 at Marrakech Biennale Marrakech - Artmap.com |url=https://artmap.com/marrakechbiennale/exhibition/5th-marrakech-biennale-2014-2014 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=artmap.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2014-03-10 |title=Marrakech Biennale |url=https://villadinari.com/marrakech-biennale/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=villadinari.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marrakech Biennale 5: Where are we now? |url=https://contemporaryand.com/exhibition/marrakech-biennale-5-where-are-we-now-2/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Contemporary And |language=de}}</ref>and was curated Hicham Khalidi and took place in the 16th century El Badi Palace, the Dar Si Said, which houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts, the former Bank Al Maghrib in the middle of the Jemaa El Fna square. The 6th biennale, in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Article |first=Job Piston ShareShare This |date=2016-02-26 |title=See the Marrakech Bienniale in Pictures |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marrakech-biennial-435464 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref>, was led by Amin Kabbage and was curated by [[Guggenheim Abu Dhabi]] curator Reem Fadda and its main venues were the 16th-century [[El Badi Palace]] and the 19th-century El Bahia Palace. It featured work including the sculpture ''À l'abri...de rien'' by Fatiha Zemmouri.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]] |url= https://www.frieze.com/article/marrakech-biennale-6 |date=9 April 2016 |title= Marrakech Biennale 6 |first=Jens |last=Hoffmann |access-date=28 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Third Text |url=http://www.thirdtext.org/marrakech-biennale-2016 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.thirdtext.org |language=en}}</ref>
The '''Arts festival in Marrakech''', now the '''Marrakech Biennale''', first took place in 2005.<ref name=Milner>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a0587fb4-93e6-11e3-a0e1-00144feab7de |work=Financial Times |first=Catherine |last=Milner |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=26 August 2022 |title=Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview }}</ref><ref>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2668381{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was set up by [[Vanessa Branson]] and Abel Damoussi with the help of curator Danny Moynihan and Liberatum creator Pablo Ganguli. There were 2 editions of AiM (Arts in Marrakech) in Marrakech in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-13 |title=Arts in Marrakech 2009 |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/arts-marrakech-2009 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Frieze |language=en}}</ref> respectively. In 2009, Vanessa Branson carried it forward as the Marrakech Biennale, the first major Trilingual (English, Arabic & French) festival in North Africa.<ref>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803123154/http://www.aimbiennale.org/en/ | url=http://www.aimbiennale.org/en/ | archivedate=3 August 2009 | title=AiM International Biennale | publisher=aimbienniale.org | accessdate=30 December 2021 }}</ref> It focused on Visual Art, Literature, and Film. Curated driven, with a main Visual Arts Exhibition, other arts exhibitions, installations, energetic fringe, discussions, debates and screenings based in iconic venues and settings of Marrakech and all under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. The 3rd biennale took place in [https://artmap.com/marrakechbiennale/exhibition/3rd-marrakech-biennale-2009-a-proposal-for-articulating-works-and-places-2009 2009] and was curated by  Abdellah Karroum and featured work by Francis Alys, Yto Barrada, Lordana Longo and Batoul S'Himi amongst many others. The main visual exhibition was in the Palais Bahia with discussions and debates at other venues including ESAV film school, El Fenn and Ksour Agafay. The 4th biennale took place in 2012<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2012 |title=Nowness |url=https://www.nowness.com/story/%7B%7B%20$root.location.protocol()%20+%20'://'%20+%20$root.location.host()%20+%20$root.location.path()%20%7D%7D |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.nowness.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=HIGHER ATLAS {{!}} Marrakech Biennale 2012 |url=https://www.higheratlas.org/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>and was curated by Dr Nadim Samman and Carson Chan and shown at multiple venues such as Théâtre Royal, Koutoubia Cisterns, Bank Al-Maghrib, Cyber Parc Arsat Moulay Abdeslam and Dar Al-Ma’mûn in Marrakech. A key focus was the artisanal traditions of Morocco and all new site-specific commissions were conceived and created on location with local craftspeople and manufacturers.The 5th biennale in 2014 <ref>{{Cite web |title=5th Marrakech Biennale 2014 at Marrakech Biennale Marrakech - Artmap.com |url=https://artmap.com/marrakechbiennale/exhibition/5th-marrakech-biennale-2014-2014 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=artmap.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2014-03-10 |title=Marrakech Biennale |url=https://villadinari.com/marrakech-biennale/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=villadinari.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marrakech Biennale 5: Where are we now? |url=https://contemporaryand.com/exhibition/marrakech-biennale-5-where-are-we-now-2/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Contemporary And |language=de}}</ref>and was curated Hicham Khalidi and took place in the 16th century El Badi Palace, the Dar Si Said, which houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts, the former Bank Al Maghrib in the middle of the Jemaa El Fna square. The 6th biennale, in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Article |first=Job Piston ShareShare This |date=2016-02-26 |title=See the Marrakech Bienniale in Pictures |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/marrakech-biennial-435464 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref>, was led by Amin Kabbage and was curated by [[Guggenheim Abu Dhabi]] curator Reem Fadda and its main venues were the 16th-century [[El Badi Palace]] and the 19th-century El Bahia Palace. It featured work including the sculpture ''À l'abri...de rien'' by Fatiha Zemmouri.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Frieze (magazine)|Frieze]] |url= https://www.frieze.com/article/marrakech-biennale-6 |date=9 April 2016 |title= Marrakech Biennale 6 |first=Jens |last=Hoffmann |access-date=28 August 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Third Text |url=http://www.thirdtext.org/marrakech-biennale-2016 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=www.thirdtext.org |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Vanessa Branson MB 2016.png|thumb|left|Vanessa Branson walks under the sculpture ''À l'abri...de rien'']]
[[File:Vanessa Branson MB 2016.png|thumb|left|Vanessa Branson walks under the sculpture ''À l'abri...de rien'']]
== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:35, 1 May 2024

The Marrakech Biennale
بينالي مراكش
Logo of Marrakech Biennale 6
GenreBiennale, Focused on Contemporary Visual Art, Literature, Film and Arts in Public Spaces
Date(s)6th edition: 24 February 2016 until 8 May 2016
FrequencyBiennial, every two years
Location(s)Marrakech
Years active2005-2016
FounderVanessa Branson
Patron(s)Vanessa Branson and Abel Damoussi
Websitehttp://www.marrakechbiennale.org

The Arts festival in Marrakech, now the Marrakech Biennale, first took place in 2005.[1][2] It was set up by Vanessa Branson and Abel Damoussi with the help of curator Danny Moynihan and Liberatum creator Pablo Ganguli. There were 2 editions of AiM (Arts in Marrakech) in Marrakech in 2005 and 2007.[3] respectively. In 2009, Vanessa Branson carried it forward as the Marrakech Biennale, the first major Trilingual (English, Arabic & French) festival in North Africa.[4] It focused on Visual Art, Literature, and Film. Curated driven, with a main Visual Arts Exhibition, other arts exhibitions, installations, energetic fringe, discussions, debates and screenings based in iconic venues and settings of Marrakech and all under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. The 3rd biennale took place in 2009 and was curated by  Abdellah Karroum and featured work by Francis Alys, Yto Barrada, Lordana Longo and Batoul S'Himi amongst many others. The main visual exhibition was in the Palais Bahia with discussions and debates at other venues including ESAV film school, El Fenn and Ksour Agafay. The 4th biennale took place in 2012[5] [6]and was curated by Dr Nadim Samman and Carson Chan and shown at multiple venues such as Théâtre Royal, Koutoubia Cisterns, Bank Al-Maghrib, Cyber Parc Arsat Moulay Abdeslam and Dar Al-Ma’mûn in Marrakech. A key focus was the artisanal traditions of Morocco and all new site-specific commissions were conceived and created on location with local craftspeople and manufacturers.The 5th biennale in 2014 [7][8][9]and was curated Hicham Khalidi and took place in the 16th century El Badi Palace, the Dar Si Said, which houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts, the former Bank Al Maghrib in the middle of the Jemaa El Fna square. The 6th biennale, in 2016[10], was led by Amin Kabbage and was curated by Guggenheim Abu Dhabi curator Reem Fadda and its main venues were the 16th-century El Badi Palace and the 19th-century El Bahia Palace. It featured work including the sculpture À l'abri...de rien by Fatiha Zemmouri.[11][12]

Vanessa Branson walks under the sculpture À l'abri...de rien

References

  1. ^ Milner, Catherine (25 February 2014). "Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2668381[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Arts in Marrakech 2009". Frieze. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "AiM International Biennale". aimbienniale.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Nowness". www.nowness.com. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "HIGHER ATLAS | Marrakech Biennale 2012". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ "5th Marrakech Biennale 2014 at Marrakech Biennale Marrakech - Artmap.com". artmap.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. ^ admin (10 March 2014). "Marrakech Biennale". villadinari.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Marrakech Biennale 5: Where are we now?". Contemporary And (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  10. ^ Article, Job Piston ShareShare This (26 February 2016). "See the Marrakech Bienniale in Pictures". Artnet News. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ^ Hoffmann, Jens (9 April 2016). "Marrakech Biennale 6". Frieze. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Third Text". www.thirdtext.org. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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