''For the Algerian novelist, see
Mohamed Kacimi.''
Mohamed Kacimi (1942–2003) was a Moroccan painter. He was the recipient of the ''Grand Prix du Mérite'' from the King of Morocco in 2000.
Early life
Mohamed Kacimi was born on December 28, 1942, in
Meknes
Meknes (, ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravid dynasty, Almoravids as a military settlement, Mekne ...
, Morocco.
Career
Kacimi was a painter.
He was a member of the ''Association Marocaine des Arts Plastiques'' (AMAP).
He was invited to paint murals in
Asilah
Asilah () is a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about south of Tangier. Its ramparts and gateworks remain fully intact.
History
The town's history dates back to 1500 B.C., when Phoenicians occupied a site ...
in 1978.
His work was published in ''
Le Monde Diplomatique'' on a regular basis.
Meanwhile, ''
Revue Noire
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'' published a special issue about his work in 1996.
Kacimi was awarded the ''Grand Prix du Mérite'' from the King of Morocco in 2000.
Kacimi was also a human rights activist.
He exhibited his work for the
Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains
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(OMDH) in 2002.
In September 2003, he wrote an open letter to
Sidiki Kaba, the president of the
International Federation for Human Rights
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, calling for the release of journalist
Tayseer Allouni
Tayseer Allouni (; also: Taysir, Tayseer, Alluni, Aluni, Alony) is a journalist from the Al Jazeera news channel. He was born in Deir ez-Zor in Syria in 1955 then in 1983 he moved to Spain, where he studied Economics, and has lived there ever sinc ...
.
Death and legacy
Kacimi died in a
Hepatitis C
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-induced coma on October 27, 2003, in Rabat.
Shortly after his death, the Moroccan Ministry of Culture called him an "ambassador of Moroccan painting throughout his life."
In 2005, the ministry dedicated the ''Galerie Mohamed Kacini'' in
Fez.
By 2007, some of his work was auctioned by
Christie's
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, with one painting being sold for US$67,000.
Further reading
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References
1942 births
2003 deaths
People from Meknes
Moroccan male painters
Moroccan human rights activists
20th-century Moroccan painters
21st-century Moroccan painters
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