Riad El Fenn :: Art, AiM Biennale, Riad Marrakech

Riad El Fenn is home to an exciting and inspiring contemporary art collection put together by Vanessa Branson. The installations, paintings and sculptures enhance the unique atmosphere of the riad, and around every corner there is something to discover and consider. Artists exhibited on Riad El Fenn you will find at www.thewonderfulfund.com.

Sometimes provocative and challenging, the collection includes works by established and new European and African artists, including major works by William Kentridge, Bridget Riley, Terry Frost, Francis Upritchard, Antony Gormley & Batoul S'Himi.

The successful AiM International Biennale (www.aimbiennale.org) began life in 2005 at Riad El Fenn, conceived and developed by Vanessa Branson as a cultural bridge between Morocco and the UK. Past events have included discussions with Kim Catrall (star of Sex and the City), John Boorman (Oscar-nominated director) Zadie Smith (author of White Teeth and On Beauty), Julian Schnabel (Award winning film director & artist), Ahdaf Soueif (author of the Map of Love), Richard E. Grant (actor - Withnail & I) & Eric Fellner (film producer - Working Title films), to name a few.