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Mahjoub Ben Bella BIOGRAPHY
1946 Tlemcen, Maghnia, Algeria - 2020 Lille, France. Known for: Monumental installations, decorative art, Arabic calligraphy, light shows.
A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des... Read full biography
A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des Beaux Arts, Claude Vicente (1929-2017). After graduating in 1969, he continued his training at the... Read full biography
A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des Beaux Arts, Claude Vicente (1929-2017). After graduating in 1969, he continued his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. From 1969 to 1976, he began his career with the Atelier de la Monnaie. In 1975, he moved to Tourcoing, where he played... Read full biography
A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des Beaux Arts, Claude Vicente (1929-2017). After graduating in 1969, he continued his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. From 1969 to 1976, he began his career with the Atelier de la Monnaie. In 1975, he moved to Tourcoing, where he played an active role in the regional art scene, and set up his studio in the former stables of the Joire bank. In 1983, he devoted himself to the creation of a 380 m2 mural in the heart of Lille's city center, contributing to the beginnings of a movement... Read full biography
A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des Beaux Arts, Claude Vicente (1929-2017). After graduating in 1969, he continued his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. From 1969 to 1976, he began his career with the Atelier de la Monnaie. In 1975, he moved to Tourcoing, where he played an active role in the regional art scene, and set up his studio in the former stables of the Joire bank. In 1983, he devoted himself to the creation of a 380 m2 mural in the heart of Lille's city center, contributing to the beginnings of a movement that would come to be known as "street art". A foretaste of his monumental work in 1986 was 12km of cobblestones painted as... Read full biography
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A Franco-Algerian painter, Mahjoub Ben Bella first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts d'Oran, which he left at the age of 19 for Tourcoing, under the sponsorship of the director of his Ecole des Beaux Arts, Claude Vicente (1929-2017). After graduating in 1969, he continued his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
From 1969 to 1976, he began his career with the Atelier de la Monnaie. In 1975, he moved to Tourcoing, where he played an active role in the regional art scene, and set up his studio in the former stables of the Joire bank. In 1983, he devoted himself to the creation of a 380 m2 mural in the heart of Lille's city center, contributing to the beginn...But wait, there's more...
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