The Arts festival in Marrakech, now the Marrakech Biennale, first took place in 2005. It was set up by

Vanessa Branson Vanessa Branson (born 1959) is an English entrepreneur and the founder of the Marrakech Biennale. Early life Branson is the youngest child of Eve Branson (''née'' Evette Huntley Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess, and ...

and Abel Damoussi with the help of curator Danny Moynihan and Liberatum creator Pablo Ganguli. It is the first major Trilingual (English, Arabic & French) festival in North Africa. It focuses on cutting-edge contemporary Visual Art, Literature, and Film. It consists of a main Visual Arts Exhibition, other arts exhibitions, installations and happenings, discussions, debates and screenings based in the eclectic venues and settings that Marrakech has to offer. AiM is now known as Marrakech Biennale. The sixth biennale, in 2016, was organized by Guggenheim Abu Dhabi curator Reem Fadda and its main venues were the 16th-century El Badi Palace and the 19th-century El Bahia Palace. It featured work including the sculpture ''À l'abri...de rien'' by Fatiha Zemmouri. Vanessa Branson MB 2016

References

External links

2012 Visual Arts Program Website

Arts In Marrakech International Biennale Website

Exhibition Website

* L'appartement 22 {{DEFAULTSORT:Arts In Marrakech (Aim) International Biennale Festivals in Morocco Literary festivals in Morocco Moroccan literature Marrakesh Festivals established in 2005 Arab art scene Arts festivals in Morocco