Mahi Binebine was born in Marrakech in 1959. He studied in Paris and taught Mathematics, until he became recognized first as a painter then as a novelist. Binebine lived in the USA in the late 1990s when his paintings started to be acquired by the Guggenheim Museum.
Mahi Binebine was born in Marrakech in 1959. He studied in Paris and taught Mathematics, until he became recognized first as a painter then as a novelist. Binebine lived in the USA in the late 1990s when his paintings started to be acquired by the Guggenheim Museum.
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