“Crossed Heritages” exhibition: a celebration of Moroccan Art between tradition and modernity

So Art Gallery in Casablanca welcomes, until the end of January 2025, “Crossed legacies”. This exhibition offers an immersion in the heart of modern and contemporary Moroccan art, through a collection bringing together works by prestigious Moroccan artists, witnesses and actors of the country's rich artistic affiliations, such as Mehdi Qotbi, Mohamed Melehi, Abdelkébir Rabi, Saâd Hassani, Fouad Bellamine, Saâd Ben Cheffaj, Mohamed Fquih Regragui, Ahmed Hajoubi, Chaibia, Houssein Tallal and others…

“Crossed legacies” explores the way in which Moroccan artistssince the pioneers of modernisme up to contemporary figures, weave links between the ancestral heritage and innovative plastic languages. Inspired by multiple influences, they reinterpret calligraphic shapes and patterns as well as traditional materials while opening up to contemporary aesthetics such as geometric or lyrical abstraction.

The “calligraphic gesture”essential to the history ofMoroccan artis particularly honored, a gesture which, according to the writer Olivier Rachet, establishes a powerful link between spiritual tradition and plastic innovation. From revisited writing to colorful and hypnotic compositions, the works exhibited show how calligraphy becomes a universal plastic language. Through these meticulous gestures, each work becomes a pictorial creation where tradition and abstraction intertwine.

The exhibition also highlights abstraction in all its forms. From precise and geometric lines to more organic and free expressions, these works reflect an artistic quest where collective memory and global influences come together. This constant dialogue between tradition and modernity illustrates a Moroccan cultural identity in perpetual movement.

Through this selection, “Crossed Heritage” questions the notion of heritage, not as a weight, but as a space for creativity and transmission. This approach, which prefers continuity to rupture, embodies a unique artistic vision, deeply rooted in the richness of Moroccan heritage while remaining open to the world.