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1967 onwards · Algiers · Algeria

Aouchem

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Aouchem

1967 onwards · Algiers · Algeria

Algerian artists whose 1967 manifesto called for an art rooted in the signs of the land after independence. Aouchem means tattoo.

What to look for

Tattoo and Amazigh signs; magic symbols; flat, earthy colour; sign and pattern over the whole surface.

Masters of the school

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Works of the school

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