Yasmina bouziane biography of michael

Yasmina Bouziane, U.S.-born, New York-based and of Moroccan and French heritage, is a noted visual artist whose work spans photography and filmmaking, often collaborating with her screenwriter-sister Anissa.

Yasmina bouziane biography of michael

However, perhaps Yasmina is best-known for her powerful self-portraits in photography.

Yasmina is one of three Middle Eastern female artists – together with Lalla Essaydi and Majida Khattari – who were commissioned by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts to respond with contemporary pieces for the Marvels and Mirages Of Orientalism exhibit running through May 31.

The New York Times elaborates: “The French painter Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845-1902) earned praise during his lifetime for his opulent depictions of North Africa — dappled with lush fabrics, endless horizons and women draped seductively across his canvases.

In recent years, though, his work has undergone scrutiny for minimizing and stereotyping the region.”