Mahi Binebine is a painter, sculptor and writer. Born in 1959 in Marrakech, he grew up during the reign of Hassan II. He lived in Paris and New York before returning to settle in Morocco. His pictorial work, centered on the human figure, evokes the violence and tensions of the Eastern and Western worlds and the tragic situation of human beings.
His work has been shown in France, Germany, and the United States. It has been noticed by important art critics and is part of numerous public and private collections, notably the Guggenheim Museum in New York.