Tag: art-contemporain-africain
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In Assinie, a Luxury Hotel That Became an Open-Air Museum
About 80 kilometers east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, along the Atlantic coastline, Assinie has long been known as a seaside retreat. But beyond its beaches and resorts, a different kind of landscape is quietly taking shape. For DakArtNews, this visit reveals a space where art extends far beyond exhibition. At Maison d’Akoula, monumental sculptures rise…
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How Alioune Diagne Forged the “Figuro Abstro” Style: His Journey from Senegal to the Venice Biennale
Alioune Diagne, creator of the figuro-abstro artistic movement, combines abstraction and figuration in his work. A native of Senegal, he is representing his country at the Venice Biennale for the first time. Dakartnews met the 39-year-old artist and father of 3. He reveals the inner workings of his creative process. His canvases, imbued with symbolism…
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Rencontre avec Sylvain Sankalé : Un voyage au cœur de la scène artistique sénégalaise
Sylvain Sankalé, 64 ans, est juriste et consultant en droit des affaires. Sénégalais avec des origines maliennes, françaises, anglaises et antillaises, il est né dans un milieu cultivé, ses parents l’emmenaient dans des expositions lorsqu’il était tout petit. Il a assuré son premier Commissariat d’exposition à seulement 21 ans. Sylvain Sankalé a notamment été président…
Bridging Africa and The World Through Contemporary Art 