N° 1 — Summer 2009

Diptyk #1

Is there such a thing as contemporary Arab art?

In its very first issue, published in the summer of 2009, Diptyk poses a fundamental question: Is there such a thing as contemporary Arab art? Mounir Fatmi, featured on the cover, discusses his desire to build and destroy. This first issue also features a portfolio by Lalla Essaydi, showcasing a subversive intimacy, and explores the Arab art scene, which made a strong showing at the Venice Biennale. We meet gallery owner Kamel Mennour, a “sherpa for the artist,” and see art taking over the former slaughterhouses of Casablanca.

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Language: French

Diptyk #1

In this issue

  • Portfolio – Lalla Essaydi: A Subversive Intimacy
  • The Artist—Mounir Fatmi: Between the Desire to Build and to Destroy
  • Story – Arab Creativity on Full Display in Venice
  • Column – What Is Contemporary Arab Art?
  • The Gallery Owner – Kamel Mennour: The Gallery Owner, a Sherpa for the Artist
  • Feature Story – In Casablanca, Art Takes Over the Slaughterhouses

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