Overview
I try to create a parallel world where my own aesthetics are there, but with traditional garments. - Mous Lamrabat in The Guardian If there was a trifecta of Mous's personal passions and pillars to his practice, it would be the power of women, the senselessness of racism, and the beauty of Africa. - Vogue Arabia ?Mousganistan is the first book of the acclaimed Moroccan-born, Belgium-raised artist Mous Lamrabat, encompassing a body of work that has been more than five years in the making. Mousganistan is a celebration of love and freedom, and in-between territory in which opposites collide and create beauty and abundance, new connections and dialogues in a visually thought-provoking and at times confronting way. Encompassing his iconic fashion imagery and personal work, Mousganistan is a journey into the artist's diasporic life, a joyous and yet intensely sharp portrait of the contact space between cultures, symbols, religions, capitalism and survival. By challenging our expectations of what cultures are, and how they should be portrayed, his images create a space for love, compassion and understanding allowing us to imagine a possible, different world. AUTHOR: Mous Lamrabat has worked for magazines like Vogue and GQ. His exhibition Mousganistan was on view in several venues, among which FOAM in Amsterdam and FOMU in Antwerp, and in 2023 he opened the expo There is no one like us in London. SELLING POINTS: . A journey into Mous Lamrabat's joyous multicultural world . The first book of the acclaimed Moroccan/Belgian photographer . Encompassing both his iconic fashion imagery and personal work, an oeuvre of more than 15 years . An object of beauty - bound in linen with a glued-in image 340 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Mous Lamrabat
Publisher: Lannoo Publishers
Imprint: Lannoo Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 23.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 1.648kg
ISBN: 9789401499002
ISBN 10: 9401499004
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 12 June 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""As the world is going through a major transitional shift, it is becoming apparently clear that our current binary belief system - normal vs odd, black vs white, old vs new, west vs orient, rich vs poor, left vs right...- is becoming obsolete. mous lamrabat's body of work strikes with renewed relevance as it consistently blends the lines between cultures, the present, the future and the past, and defies all things ""normal"". it is a reflection of a cross-cultural mind trying to make sense of the world. a thought-provoking glimpse into a future where elevated art and proper representation could co-exist without compromise.""-- ""Platik"" ""Beauty and a sense of hope are central to Lamrabat's work. His work is exhilarating and at times a confronting fusion of his diasporic life, using beauty and humour to create powerful new narratives related to sensitive issues like racism, religion and women's rights.... the artist shares a message of love through a colourful and eclectic visual experience."" -Exhibition review, Foam, 2022--Exhibition Review ""Foam"" ""This is Mousganistan, the imaginary place that the distinctive image-maker has built piece by piece and brick by brick over the past few years. A career that has been built on a dream...""--Exhibition Review ""VOGUE"""
Author Information
Mous Lamrabat has worked for magazines like Vogue and GQ. His exhibition Mousganistan was on view in several venues, among which FOAM in Amsterdam and FOMU in Antwerp, and in 2023 he opened the expo There is no one like us in London.
