Ahmed Cherkaoui

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Ahmed Cherkaoui

Moroccan artist

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…international exhibitions, the abstractions of Ahmed Cherkaoui of Morocco—which combine Cherkaoui’s mastery of Islamic calligraphy with his appreciation for the work of Paul Klee—and the striking installations of Ghada Amer of Egypt, which employ textile arts to comment on issues related to female sexuality, underscore the range and multinational focus…
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…international exhibitions, the abstractions of Ahmed Cherkaoui of Morocco—which combine Cherkaoui’s mastery of Islamic calligraphy with his appreciation for the work of Paul Klee—and the striking installations of Ghada Amer of Egypt, which employ textile arts to comment on issues related to female sexuality, underscore the range and multinational focus…
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