Paris auctioneer Françoise Caste-Deburaux, of the Compagnie Marocaine des Œuvres et Objets d'Art (CMOOA) is organizing the first contemporary Arabic, Turkish and Iranian photography sale in Morocco. The sale is comprised of approximately 70 photographs including internationally renowned artists Shirin Neshat, Reza Aramesh, Youssef Nabil, Moataz Nasr, Shadi Ghadirian, Mohamed El Baz and Alex & Felix…

In the Iranian department, essential lots include Shirin Neshat’s Summer 53 #4 (2008) a metaphor of the 1953 revolution when Mohammad Mossadegh’s destitution changed the face of Iran, estimates between 31800 / 36000 €. Or with Revolutionary Man (2008), third of the series Women Without Men, estimated between 54500 / 63000 €, a video filmed by Shirin Neshat in Morocco about Iran’s tragic history. Like Action 46 (2008), estimated between 18100 / 20000 € and Action 72 (2009), estimated 16300 / 18100 €, two photographs by Reza Aramesh from the series "Action".

Gohar Dashti’s series Today’s Life and War (2008), lots 39 to 41 estimated between 5400 / 6300 €. Or Nil Nil 3 (2010) by Shadi Ghadirian estimated between 5400 / 7200 €.
Three photographs by Bahman Jalali, from the series Image of Imagination (2002-2003), each estimated between 9000 / 11000 €.
In the Arab department, Youssef Nabil’s Eshan and Light, Cairo (1993), lot 23, estimated between 31800 / 36300 €
Another Egyptian photographer, Moataz Nasr, with Insecure (2006), estimated between 7200 / 9000 €
From Bahrein, Faisal Samra’s triptyque Distorted Reality Performance #50 (2008), estimated 27200 / 31800 €
Moroccan photographs include Leila Alaoui’s series Les Marocains (2011) whose various prints are estimated between 1600 et 2200 €.

Or Mohamed El Baz’s Fuck the death (2007), lot 34, estimated 14500 / 16300 €.
Turkish photography highlights include the duo Alex and Felix with the series Queen Revolver (2009), lot 15 estimated 3600 / 4500 €. Or Black Swan Event #2 (2011) by Zeren Götkan, lot 44 estimated between 2200 / 2500 €. Or Burçak Bingol’s series Unforeseen Transformation (2011), lot 17, estimated 3600 / 4000 €.

Bernard Perrine
Bernard.Perrine1@orange.fr

Auction

Contemporary Arab, Turkish and Iranian Photography
Saturday November 26, 2011 at 4pm

Hôtel des ventes
6, avenue des tilleuls (ex Boulogne)
Quartier de l'hippodrome
20330 Casablanca
+212 (0)5 22 26 10 48

Exhibition
Until November 18, 2011
9am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-7pm