Ali Ali-Khodja

علي علي خوجة (Known as "Ali Ali-Khodja")

Master Painter, Director of the National Superior School of Fine Arts (ENSBA)

Born Jan 13, 1923

Casbah of Algiers, Algeria

Passed Away Feb 07, 2010 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan 87 years old

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"Art is a continuous dialogue between the geometric harmony of our past and the freedom of our imagination."

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Master painter, graphic designer, and long-time professor and director of the National School of Fine Arts in Algiers, whose lyrical semi-abstract canvases celebrated Casbah geometry.

Biographical Record

Ali Ali-Khodja was born in the Casbah of Algiers into a prominent intellectual family and studied under master miniaturists Omar and Mohammed Racim. Moving beyond classical realism, he developed a sublime semi-abstract style where geometric architectural rhythms of the Casbah blended with delicate decorative arabesques.

From 1962 to his retirement, Ali-Khodja taught decorative arts and painting at the National Superior School of Fine Arts (ENSBA) in Algiers, serving as its director and mentoring generations of contemporary Algerian visual artists.

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Sidi M'hamed Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7519, 3.0617                    

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