Under the patronage of the Minister of Culture, the Algerian Agency for Cultural Influence (AARC) is organizing a painting exhibition “Tribute to Jazz” by the painter “Nouredine Chegrane“, at Dar Abdellatif.
The opening will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020, from 3:30 p.m., and the exhibition will continue until February 7, 2020.
Biography of the artist Noureddine Chegrane painter:
Noredine CHEGRANE was born in Rabat in 1942, which he left to return to Algeria. In 1966, he was admitted to the School of Architecture and Fine Arts of Algiers in the studio of the great M’Hamed Issiakhem.
His exhibitions are very rich, ranging from Algeria to Warsaw, Moscow, Rome, Brussels, Paris, Marseille, Nîmes, Belgrade, East Berlin, Havana, Manila, Tokyo, Rabat, Tunis, Tripoli, Cairo, Kuwait, etc.
He constantly and constantly explores, but in a renewed way, the reappropriation of national heritage.
He fully adhered to the Aouchem movement from its creation and expresses with his brushes his deep attachment to the sign and symbolism of Berber culture, which constitutes the essence of his artistic creation.
Almost all of his works reflect this principle and this state of mind.
In his youth in Rabat and Algiers he was a member of a jazz group known as “the Titans”; he played the harmonica and sometimes percussion.
Dar Abdellatif, a place of history and art
This 18th century residence is a jewel of ancient Algiers architecture. Listed as a national heritage site, it is also the headquarters of the AARC and the venue for residencies, creations and exhibitions. For this purpose, it has workshops and studios for accommodating artists. It also hosts meetings and other cultural events.
Official AARC Source