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Restored Short Films by and About Djibril Diop Mambéty, a Giant of African Cinema

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Metrograph is streaming two shorts by the Senegalese director, as well as Laurence Gavron’s documentary about his process.

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Living With the Ghosts of Migration

Avatar photo by Dessane Lopez Cassell November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

In her debut feature Atlantics, Mati Diop renders stories of migration through a feminist lens, offering a meditation on who gets to forge their own path.

Posted inArt

The Glamour of 1950s Senegal in Photographs

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 22, 2019November 19, 2019

The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and Le Korsa helped restore the extensive archive of Roger DaSilva, whose black-and-white images joyfully document Senegal’s nightclubs, upscale weddings, and cultural events.

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Senegal’s Trash Transformed into Afrofuturist Haute Couture

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne October 27, 2015October 27, 2015

In The Prophecy, a striking series by Dakar-based photographer Fabrice Monteiro, majestic alien creatures wear hoop skirts and headdresses made from soda cans, garbage bags, fishing nets, tortoise shells, and the odd baby doll.

Posted inArt

Portraits of Powerful Women on the Streets of Senegal

by Julia Friedman March 12, 2015March 14, 2015

French street artist YZ has begun a striking new series of portraits in Senegal.

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Senegalese Government Shuts Down Exhibitions Addressing Queer Issues

by Jillian Steinhauer June 6, 2014June 6, 2014

The government of Senegal has ordered the closure or cancelation of all exhibitions dealing with queer issues in the 2014 edition of Dak’Art, the 11th Biennale of Contemporary African Art, The Art Newspaper reported.

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Controversial “African Renaissance” Statue Rises in Senegal

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian April 6, 2010April 5, 2010

On April 3, the West African nation of Senegal has officially unveiled one of the strangest statues in the history of Africa. Costing $28 million and built by North Korean labourers, the 160-foot “African Renaissance” statue is made of copper and has been embroiled in controversy since it was announced in 2006.

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