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Modernization in Moroccan arts and crafts and connections with Spain
From May 12, 2015 until May 13, 2015From 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 to 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13.
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Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9)
From 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 to 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13.
Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
The presentations will be given in Spanish and French (without simultaneous translations).
This seminar, which brings together 13 international experts, will be held in Cordoba on May 12-13. It analyzes the connections between the artistic disciplines from both countries.
The seminar titled “The modernization process in Moroccan arts and crafts and its connections with Andalusia and Spain: 1956-2012” was organized by the “Cultural Prospects Observatory” (HUM-584) of the University of Granada.
It will examine the modernization process that has taken place in Moroccan arts and crafts, ever since Morocco achieved its political independence from France and Spain in 1956 and up to the present. As of its independence, the modern project returned to the visual arts, in which easel painting and the naïf have played essential roles. Moreover, the seminar will show the connections with similar phenomena in Andalusia and Spain.
You can find the full program at the bottom of this web page.
Organized by:
Organized by the “Cultural Prospects Observatory” (HUM-584) at the University of Granada, with funding from the HAR 2012-39327 R&D projects (Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness) and HUM 7827 projects (Autonomous Regional Department of the Economy, Innovation and Science of Andalusia).
With the cooperation of:
Casa Árabe
It will examine the modernization process that has taken place in Moroccan arts and crafts, ever since Morocco achieved its political independence from France and Spain in 1956 and up to the present. As of its independence, the modern project returned to the visual arts, in which easel painting and the naïf have played essential roles. Moreover, the seminar will show the connections with similar phenomena in Andalusia and Spain.
You can find the full program at the bottom of this web page.
Organized by:
Organized by the “Cultural Prospects Observatory” (HUM-584) at the University of Granada, with funding from the HAR 2012-39327 R&D projects (Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness) and HUM 7827 projects (Autonomous Regional Department of the Economy, Innovation and Science of Andalusia).
With the cooperation of:
Casa Árabe
TUESDAY, MAY 12
6:00-6:45 p.m. Opening event
“Social change and modernization in Andalusia.”
Opening conference given by Professor Manuel Pérez Yruela, a researching professor at CSIC Cordoba.
6:45-7:15 p.m.
“Contemporary art, hinge of late Moroccan modernity.”
José Antonio González Alcantud, Professor of Anthropology, University of Granada.
7:15-7:30 p.m. Break
7:30-8:00 p.m.
“Modernity conquered. The triumph of that which is public in Andalusian architecture.”
Ricardo Hernández Soriano, Professor of Architecture, University of Granada.
8:00-8:30 p.m. Debate
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
10:00-10:30 a.m.
“How the authorities of the Protectorate dealt with Moroccan heritage.”
Mimoun Aziza, Professor of Contemporary History, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes.
10:30-11:00 a.m.
“Exposer la création contemporaine marocaine: méthodes et problèmes.”
Thierry Dufrêne, professor of INHA, Paris, and Secretary of the International Art History Committee).
11:00-11:30 a.m.
“L’art contemporaine arabe existe-t-il?”
Rim Laâbi, a visual artist and professor of the arts at Mohamed V University in Rabat.
11:30-11:45 a.m. Break
11:45-12:15 a.m.
“Flamenco and modernity in Andalusia.”
Manuel Lorente Rivas, Professor of Art History, University of Granada.
12:15-12:45 p.m.
“Migrants and migration of Moroccan art in Andalusia.”
Sandra Rojo Flores, anthropologist, University of Granada.
12:45-1:15 p.m.
“The stage arts in Andalusia: Dance and theater for modernity.”
Francisco Muela, artist and anthropologist, University of Granada.
1:15-1:45 p.m. Debate
5:00-6:00 p.m.
“La modernisation des savoir-faire face au risque de descontextualisation”.
Bernadette Dufrêne, professor of Museum Studies at the University of Nanterre, and Mohamed Chadli, director of the Nejjarine Museum in Fez.
6:00-6:30 p.m.
“Tourism’s appropriation of the ancient photo of Fez.”
José Antonio Muñoz Jiménez, professor of Communication and anthropologist, University of Malaga.
6:30-6:45 p.m. Break
6:45-7:30 p.m. Debate
7:30-8:15 p.m.Closing
“The visual arts in Morocco after independence.”
Mohamed Métalsi, director of cultural activities at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris.
6:00-6:45 p.m. Opening event
“Social change and modernization in Andalusia.”
Opening conference given by Professor Manuel Pérez Yruela, a researching professor at CSIC Cordoba.
6:45-7:15 p.m.
“Contemporary art, hinge of late Moroccan modernity.”
José Antonio González Alcantud, Professor of Anthropology, University of Granada.
7:15-7:30 p.m. Break
7:30-8:00 p.m.
“Modernity conquered. The triumph of that which is public in Andalusian architecture.”
Ricardo Hernández Soriano, Professor of Architecture, University of Granada.
8:00-8:30 p.m. Debate
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
10:00-10:30 a.m.
“How the authorities of the Protectorate dealt with Moroccan heritage.”
Mimoun Aziza, Professor of Contemporary History, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes.
10:30-11:00 a.m.
“Exposer la création contemporaine marocaine: méthodes et problèmes.”
Thierry Dufrêne, professor of INHA, Paris, and Secretary of the International Art History Committee).
11:00-11:30 a.m.
“L’art contemporaine arabe existe-t-il?”
Rim Laâbi, a visual artist and professor of the arts at Mohamed V University in Rabat.
11:30-11:45 a.m. Break
11:45-12:15 a.m.
“Flamenco and modernity in Andalusia.”
Manuel Lorente Rivas, Professor of Art History, University of Granada.
12:15-12:45 p.m.
“Migrants and migration of Moroccan art in Andalusia.”
Sandra Rojo Flores, anthropologist, University of Granada.
12:45-1:15 p.m.
“The stage arts in Andalusia: Dance and theater for modernity.”
Francisco Muela, artist and anthropologist, University of Granada.
1:15-1:45 p.m. Debate
5:00-6:00 p.m.
“La modernisation des savoir-faire face au risque de descontextualisation”.
Bernadette Dufrêne, professor of Museum Studies at the University of Nanterre, and Mohamed Chadli, director of the Nejjarine Museum in Fez.
6:00-6:30 p.m.
“Tourism’s appropriation of the ancient photo of Fez.”
José Antonio Muñoz Jiménez, professor of Communication and anthropologist, University of Malaga.
6:30-6:45 p.m. Break
6:45-7:30 p.m. Debate
7:30-8:15 p.m.Closing
“The visual arts in Morocco after independence.”
Mohamed Métalsi, director of cultural activities at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris.
Manuel Pérez Yruela
Researching Sociology Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) of the Advanced Social Studies Institute (IESA) with headquarters in Cordoba, of which he was the director from 1991 to 2009. President of the Rabanales 21 Technology and Science Park in Cordoba since 2005. He has been the Government Spokesman of Andalusia. He was a researcher at the Institute of Agro-social Studies (1970-1972); a professor at the Sociology School of the Universidad Complutense (1974-1975) and professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Cordoba from 1980 to 1989, and he worked as a sociologist at IBM Spain’s Department of Personnel Development from 1972 to 1975. He has been an advisor of the Ministry of Social Affairs (1982-1986); a member of the Committee of Experts for the Economic Plan of Andalusia (1993-96); coordinator of the work group “Andalusia, an Inclusive Society” within the “Andalusia in a New Century” project (1998-99), and a member of the Advisory Committee for the project “Second Modernization of Andalusia” (2001-2004).
José Antonio González Alcantud
A university department head (Social Anthropology) and holder of a PhD in Philosophy and Letters (Art History section). Holder of a university degree in Ancient History and Art History. Associate professor of the Baccalaureate on leave. Founder and director, since it was founded in 1990, of the “Ángel Ganivet” Ethnological Research Center (Provincial Government of Granada) until it was closed in 2003, a pioneering institution in anthropological studies in Andalusia. President of the Andalusian Commission of Ethnology (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia) (1997-2005), and a member thereof (2005-2008). Member of the Andalusian Museums Commission (1997-2002), and a member of the Advisory Commission Andalusia Musical Documentation Center (1997-2002). Member of the Andalusian Heritage Council. He was Vice-Secretary of Cultural Studies of the Maghreb at the Euro-Arab High Studies Foundation (October 2003-October 2004). He is currently the director of the research group “Cultural Prospects Observatory” (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia), main researcher on the project of excellence “The Mediterranean City from a Comparative Perspective: Fez-Granada” (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia) and the R&D project “The Elites of Fez and Granada from a Comparative Perspective” (2007-2009).
Ricardo Hernández Soriano
PhD in Architecture and Associate Professor in the Composition Department at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Granada, teaching courses at the Paris La Villette School of Architecture. Special prize for best academic record in the Class of 190 at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Seville. Director of the Department for the Promotion of Architecture of the Granada Architects’ Professional Association from 1994 to 2007. Member of the Provincial Heritage Commission of the Department of Culture of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia in representation of the University of Granada, and the research group “Architecture and Contemporary Culture.” Responsible in Granada for the architectural registry Docomomo Ibérico.
Mimoun Aziza
Professor of Contemporary History. School of Letters and Human Sciences. Moulay Ismail University in Meknes (Morocco). Lines of research: Spanish-Moroccan relations, Moroccan migrations, social and economic history of the Rif region in the twentieth century. Holder of a PhD in Contemporary History from the University of Paris VII and a diploma of advanced studies in the history of social practice in contemporary Europe (University of Normandy, France). Coordinator of the seminar “The City of Tetouan During the Spanish Spanish Protectorate: 1925-1956,” intended for graduate students at the Dhar el Mahraz University in Fez (Morocco) from 2001-2003, and a secondary school teacher in Paris (1992-1995).
Thierry Dufrêne
Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, where he runs the “History of Art and Representations” research center. Scientific secretary of the International Art History Committee. Member of the International Association of Art Critics and the editorial committee of the magazine Diogène. An acknowledged specialist on the work of Alberto Giacommeti.
Rim Laâbi
Visual artist and doctor of Plastic Arts and Art Sciences from the Sorbonne. Since 2008, she has been a member of the International Committee for preparation of the proposal for registering Moroccan documents at the UNESCO World Memory Registry. She is currently a professor and researcher in Plastic Arts and Art Sciences at the Mohamed V University in Rabat. She recently created a visual arts workshop to articulate art practice and theory.
Manuel Lorente Rivas
A flamenco singer and doctor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Granada. An acting official for the “Ángel Ganivet” Ethnological Research Center of the Provincial Government of Granada (2002-2004). Since 2001, he has been the scientific director of the international journal “Oral Music of the South,” a work published by the Music Documentation Center of the Department of Culture of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia.
Sandra Rojo Flores
Ethnologist for the National School of Anthropology and History (Mexico). She holds a Master’s degree in Arab and Hebrew Culture and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the “History and Anthropology” program of the University of Granada. She was a pre-doctoral fellowship recipient (FPU) of the Spain’s Ministry of Education and Science and part of the editorial team at the magazine Imago Critica by the publishing firm Anthropos and a member of the editorial board of the magazine HAFO (History, Anthropology and Oral Sources). Researcher for the Cultural Prospects Observatory of the University of Granada and an associate doctoral candidate at the Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat.
Francisco Muela
Holder of a degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Contemporary Philosophy from the University of Granada, he is currently a member of the “Cultural Prospects Observatory” research group and a doctoral candidate in the program of “Migratory Studies” at the University of Granada, with a pre-doctoral contract (FPU program), completing the thesis: “Estrangement and Dance: Study of transculturation processes in contemporary dance.” Trained as a dancer at the Reina Sofía Professional Conservatory of Dance, with a specialization in contemporary dance. He also holds a special degree in “Contemporary Stage Creation” from the Vladimir Tzekov Stage Action Laboratory. He combines his theoretical work with professional practice in dance and theater as a member of the Vladimir Tzekov Stage Action Laboratory, a group with which he has earned many different prizes and acknowledgments in various countries, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Kosovo.
Bernadette Dufrêne
A researcher at the Culture and Communication Laboratory of the University of Avignon, she teaches topics in museum studies and cultural mediation at the University and at the School of the Louvre. She is the author of a thesis titled “Art and Mediatization: The great opening exhibitions of the Centre Pompidou: Paris-New York, Paris-Berlin, Paris-Moscow.” She has written many articles related with this subject.
Mohamed Chadli
Director of the Nejjarine Museum in Fez. Holder of a PhD in Information Sciences and Communication from the University of Nice. With a Diploma of Advanced Studies in General and Applied Anthropology from the same university and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University in Fez. Founding member of the Moroccan National Committee of the ICOM (Council of Museums) and a professor of the INSAP (National Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences / Morocco)
José Antonio Muñoz Jiménez
A doctor of Anthropology and holder of a university degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Granada, and in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Malaga. A professor of the Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Department (School of Communication Sciences, University of Malaga) and of photography at the Malaga Art School (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia). Amongst other professions he has held, one most notable is that of graphic editor of the daily publication El Independiente (Madrid, 1990-1991) and that of free-lance photographer.
Mohamed Métalsi
Doctor of Aesthetics. An urban planner and art historian who specializes in Islamic cities. Director of cultural activities at the Institute of the Arab World (Paris). Artistic director of musical CDs for the Institute of the Arab World and Harmonia Mundi.
Researching Sociology Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) of the Advanced Social Studies Institute (IESA) with headquarters in Cordoba, of which he was the director from 1991 to 2009. President of the Rabanales 21 Technology and Science Park in Cordoba since 2005. He has been the Government Spokesman of Andalusia. He was a researcher at the Institute of Agro-social Studies (1970-1972); a professor at the Sociology School of the Universidad Complutense (1974-1975) and professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Cordoba from 1980 to 1989, and he worked as a sociologist at IBM Spain’s Department of Personnel Development from 1972 to 1975. He has been an advisor of the Ministry of Social Affairs (1982-1986); a member of the Committee of Experts for the Economic Plan of Andalusia (1993-96); coordinator of the work group “Andalusia, an Inclusive Society” within the “Andalusia in a New Century” project (1998-99), and a member of the Advisory Committee for the project “Second Modernization of Andalusia” (2001-2004).
José Antonio González Alcantud
A university department head (Social Anthropology) and holder of a PhD in Philosophy and Letters (Art History section). Holder of a university degree in Ancient History and Art History. Associate professor of the Baccalaureate on leave. Founder and director, since it was founded in 1990, of the “Ángel Ganivet” Ethnological Research Center (Provincial Government of Granada) until it was closed in 2003, a pioneering institution in anthropological studies in Andalusia. President of the Andalusian Commission of Ethnology (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia) (1997-2005), and a member thereof (2005-2008). Member of the Andalusian Museums Commission (1997-2002), and a member of the Advisory Commission Andalusia Musical Documentation Center (1997-2002). Member of the Andalusian Heritage Council. He was Vice-Secretary of Cultural Studies of the Maghreb at the Euro-Arab High Studies Foundation (October 2003-October 2004). He is currently the director of the research group “Cultural Prospects Observatory” (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia), main researcher on the project of excellence “The Mediterranean City from a Comparative Perspective: Fez-Granada” (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia) and the R&D project “The Elites of Fez and Granada from a Comparative Perspective” (2007-2009).
Ricardo Hernández Soriano
PhD in Architecture and Associate Professor in the Composition Department at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Granada, teaching courses at the Paris La Villette School of Architecture. Special prize for best academic record in the Class of 190 at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Seville. Director of the Department for the Promotion of Architecture of the Granada Architects’ Professional Association from 1994 to 2007. Member of the Provincial Heritage Commission of the Department of Culture of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia in representation of the University of Granada, and the research group “Architecture and Contemporary Culture.” Responsible in Granada for the architectural registry Docomomo Ibérico.
Mimoun Aziza
Professor of Contemporary History. School of Letters and Human Sciences. Moulay Ismail University in Meknes (Morocco). Lines of research: Spanish-Moroccan relations, Moroccan migrations, social and economic history of the Rif region in the twentieth century. Holder of a PhD in Contemporary History from the University of Paris VII and a diploma of advanced studies in the history of social practice in contemporary Europe (University of Normandy, France). Coordinator of the seminar “The City of Tetouan During the Spanish Spanish Protectorate: 1925-1956,” intended for graduate students at the Dhar el Mahraz University in Fez (Morocco) from 2001-2003, and a secondary school teacher in Paris (1992-1995).
Thierry Dufrêne
Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, where he runs the “History of Art and Representations” research center. Scientific secretary of the International Art History Committee. Member of the International Association of Art Critics and the editorial committee of the magazine Diogène. An acknowledged specialist on the work of Alberto Giacommeti.
Rim Laâbi
Visual artist and doctor of Plastic Arts and Art Sciences from the Sorbonne. Since 2008, she has been a member of the International Committee for preparation of the proposal for registering Moroccan documents at the UNESCO World Memory Registry. She is currently a professor and researcher in Plastic Arts and Art Sciences at the Mohamed V University in Rabat. She recently created a visual arts workshop to articulate art practice and theory.
Manuel Lorente Rivas
A flamenco singer and doctor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Granada. An acting official for the “Ángel Ganivet” Ethnological Research Center of the Provincial Government of Granada (2002-2004). Since 2001, he has been the scientific director of the international journal “Oral Music of the South,” a work published by the Music Documentation Center of the Department of Culture of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia.
Sandra Rojo Flores
Ethnologist for the National School of Anthropology and History (Mexico). She holds a Master’s degree in Arab and Hebrew Culture and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in the “History and Anthropology” program of the University of Granada. She was a pre-doctoral fellowship recipient (FPU) of the Spain’s Ministry of Education and Science and part of the editorial team at the magazine Imago Critica by the publishing firm Anthropos and a member of the editorial board of the magazine HAFO (History, Anthropology and Oral Sources). Researcher for the Cultural Prospects Observatory of the University of Granada and an associate doctoral candidate at the Centre Jacques Berque, Rabat.
Francisco Muela
Holder of a degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Contemporary Philosophy from the University of Granada, he is currently a member of the “Cultural Prospects Observatory” research group and a doctoral candidate in the program of “Migratory Studies” at the University of Granada, with a pre-doctoral contract (FPU program), completing the thesis: “Estrangement and Dance: Study of transculturation processes in contemporary dance.” Trained as a dancer at the Reina Sofía Professional Conservatory of Dance, with a specialization in contemporary dance. He also holds a special degree in “Contemporary Stage Creation” from the Vladimir Tzekov Stage Action Laboratory. He combines his theoretical work with professional practice in dance and theater as a member of the Vladimir Tzekov Stage Action Laboratory, a group with which he has earned many different prizes and acknowledgments in various countries, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Kosovo.
Bernadette Dufrêne
A researcher at the Culture and Communication Laboratory of the University of Avignon, she teaches topics in museum studies and cultural mediation at the University and at the School of the Louvre. She is the author of a thesis titled “Art and Mediatization: The great opening exhibitions of the Centre Pompidou: Paris-New York, Paris-Berlin, Paris-Moscow.” She has written many articles related with this subject.
Mohamed Chadli
Director of the Nejjarine Museum in Fez. Holder of a PhD in Information Sciences and Communication from the University of Nice. With a Diploma of Advanced Studies in General and Applied Anthropology from the same university and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University in Fez. Founding member of the Moroccan National Committee of the ICOM (Council of Museums) and a professor of the INSAP (National Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences / Morocco)
José Antonio Muñoz Jiménez
A doctor of Anthropology and holder of a university degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Granada, and in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Malaga. A professor of the Audiovisual Communication and Advertising Department (School of Communication Sciences, University of Malaga) and of photography at the Malaga Art School (Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia). Amongst other professions he has held, one most notable is that of graphic editor of the daily publication El Independiente (Madrid, 1990-1991) and that of free-lance photographer.
Mohamed Métalsi
Doctor of Aesthetics. An urban planner and art historian who specializes in Islamic cities. Director of cultural activities at the Institute of the Arab World (Paris). Artistic director of musical CDs for the Institute of the Arab World and Harmonia Mundi.