From tomorrow to 15 May, Casa Árabe’s Madrid headquarters will be hosting the exhibition Memories in Movement. Contemporary Art from Mauritania, the first exhibition devoted entirely to Mauritanian contemporary art outside its borders. The exhibition, organised together with Casa África, presents the work of eleven artists from the African country.
This exhibition presents works by Mamadou Anne, Oumar Ball, Zeinab Chiaa, Daouda Corera, Malika Diagana, Béchir Malum, Saleh Lo, El Moctar Sidi Mohamed “Mokhis”, Amy Sow, Mohamed Sidi Mohamed “Mokhis”, Amy Sow and Mohamed Sidi Chiaa. Amy Sow, Mohamed Sidi and Moussa Abdallah Sissako.
Despite the geographical proximity and close historical and cultural ties between Spain and Mauritania, Mauritanian artistic expressions are little known to the Spanish public. This is the reason behind Casa Árabe and Casa África’s decision to carry out this project, which will be presented at the headquarters of both institutions throughout 2022, with three exhibitions to be held in the cities of Madrid, Cordoba and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
