The [mac] Museum of Contemporary Art of Marseille presents an exhibition dedicated to the contemporary French artist of Russian and Algerian origin, Louisa Babari. Entitled AFRICA, this immersive project explores the ancient and mythological layers of North Africa through a body of photographic, visual, and sound works, where history, fiction, and memory intersect. Designed in partnership with the Passages Contemporary Art Center and with the support of the Pierre Barbizet Conservatory, the exhibition is part of the Rencontres d’Arles program the Grand Arles Express. It has also received the Saison Méditerranée label. The exhibition is accompanied by the sound project Public Voices, produced with the support of Rhizome Art Center. In 2024, the [mac] Museum of Contemporary Art of Marseille acquired Journal of an Algerian Student in Moscow, a major work by Louisa Babari composed of family archives retracing her father’s journey in the USSR between 1962 and 1972. Through this in
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