The successful Menart Fair that just concluded in Parise is showing how artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are leading the conversation, while also opening up new perspectives in the European cultural arena. “Thanks to Menart Fair, the public and art professionals had the chance to discover new talents and observe the evolution of those they know,” said d’Hauteville. Born in Dusseldorf, the Paris-based d’Hauteville is a former journalist who specialised in culture between France and the Middle East. “This was the first international modern and contemporary art fair in the region,” she told me. Her unique practice blends cultural languages that at first seem incompatible: the minimalist refinement of Japan (the Far East) and the ornamentation of the Middle East.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 20, 2023 14:41 UTC