Mohamed Demagh

Mohamed Demagh was an Algerian sculptor.

Biography

During the Algerian War Mohamed Demagh survived a bombing of French aviation in the maquis in Aures under the command of Abdelhamid Boudiaf where 35 of his companions perished. He refused to participate in the First [Indochina War].
Mohamed Demagh began his artistic career in 1966. He has presented several solo exhibitions and participated in mass demonstrations in Algeria.
After September [11 attacks], in memory of the victims, he created a piece of debris from bombs dating from the Algerian War.
A retrospective of the artist's life was produced by the Algerian television during the 1980s.