{"product_id":"moroccan-modernism-hardcover","title":"Moroccan Modernism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoliday Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the years after independence, new art forms and practices flourished at the Casablanca École des Beaux-Arts, transforming the colonial relic into a zeitgeist of Moroccan modernism. Casablanca School artists, including Farid Belkahia, Mohammed Chebaa, and Mohammed Melehi, defined the modernist movement in Morocco through their radical anticolonial pedagogy and their use of abstraction as a means of expanding the horizons of postcolonial national culture. Best known for their iconic outdoor exhibition in the large public plaza, Djemaa al Fna, in Marrakech, and for their collaborations with the cultural and political journal \u003ci\u003eSouffles\u003c\/i\u003e, the Casablanca School artists shaped the Moroccan experience of modernism through their visual arts activism. In \u003ci\u003eMoroccan Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e, Holiday Powers argues that the pedagogy and transnational solidarities of this generation of artists were intrinsic to their broader artistic projects. Powers advances a novel reading of Moroccan modernism that is rooted in its cosmopolitan national context and in the transnational anticolonial, pan-African, and pan-Arab intellectual movements that defined the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoliday Powers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e is an assistant professor of art history at VCUarts Qatar. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eJournal of North African Studies, \u003c\/i\u003eand in numerous book chapters.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 10.24 x 7.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546313543877,"sku":"9780821425794","price":194.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/9_C62lm2ND9780821425794.webp?v=1784227055","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/moroccan-modernism-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}