Born in Fez
Lives and works in Marrakech
A graduate of the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tétouan in 2008, Amine El Gotaibi is a prominent figure in contemporary African art. His practice—combining traditional and innovative materials such as Corten steel and wool—is marked by large-scale installations that explore tensions between nature and society, fertility and sterility, light and power.
In 2011, he initiated Visite à Okavango, an ongoing project structured as a journey from Morocco to Botswana and South Africa. This project has generated major works such as Ba Moyi Ya Afrika, presented at the Young Congo Biennale in 2019, and Sun(W)hole_piece Cradle 1, created in 2020 at the Nirox Foundation in South Africa. These pieces reflect his commitment to pan-African dialogue and a critical engagement with both physical and symbolic borders.
In 2014, he presented The Arena of Submission, a powerful piece inspired by the Arab Spring, exhibited at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris as part of the major exhibition Contemporary Morocco.
In 2016, with National Territory (Attorab Al Watani), he embarked on a deeper exploration of the concept of territory—an ambitious project spanning Morocco’s twelve regions, involving participatory interventions at key moments.
From 2021 to 2022, Amine El Gotaibi presented the solo exhibition VISITE at MCC Gallery. In 2023, he took part in two major international events with the gallery: the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London, where his monumental work Illuminate The Light was installed in the courtyard of Somerset House, and AKAA in Paris.`
Amine El Gotaibi continually pushes boundaries, combining aesthetic audacity with conceptual depth, while celebrating the richness and diversity of the African continent on the international stage. In 2024, he presents Desert of the North at the Doha Design Biennial and participates in a group exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. In 2025, he is nominated for the prestigious Norval Sovereign African Art Prize.