Study Day : Production and Artistic Valorization

21.02.2017

The production of contemporary African art has been in the structuring phase for the last decade. During this day, researchers, curators, artists, bloggers, gallery owners, specialized in contemporary African art will confront their researchers and their experiences to elaborate a collective reflection on the evolution of the contemporary African art market, on Contemporary African art networks and on the means of promoting contemporary African art.
These questions were led and moderated by Mr. Malick Ndiaye, researcher-historian of art, curator at the museum Théodore Monod of African art.

Theme 1

The contemporary African art market today : what challenges ?

With :

Malick Ndiaye – researcher-historian of Art University Cheikh Anta Diop – department of Museums, Curator of Theodore Monod Museum of African Art
Michele Magema – artist
Jean-Philippe AKA – Art dealer, editor of the Africa Art Market Report
Sitor Senghor – President of (S)ITOR curating differently
Nadège Besnard Iwochewitsch – Artistic consultat in contemporary art

Theme 2

The models of development and valorisation

1st part : Post mortem documentation

With :

Elena Sorokina– Art historian, curator
Yves Chatap – Independant curator – cretor of the project Vues d’Afrique
Delphine Diallo – artist
Sonia Recasens – Art critic and independant curator
Diagara Dakin– Art critic and independant art curator

2nd part : New Media

With :

Virginie Ehonian – Content editor for African Links – foundress of Nooru Box
Dolores Bakéla et Adiaratou Diarrassouba – Independant journalists, L’Afro le Site
Sébastien Mbot – Founder of Moadiga
Rhoda Tchokokam – Artistic director, Music critic, founder and editor-in-chief of the hybrid and independent media : Atoubaa media

Reception