Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
Abstract
For nearly fifty years now, Dakar has been an epicenter of contemporary art, not just for continental Africa but for the entire world. Senegalese artists are well known internationally through participation in biennials, exhibitions, and gallery shows ; and many argue that they are contemporary artists from Senegal rather than “Senegalese artists” defined or constrained by their african identity. Among these, however, some match the global techniques and aesthetics of their works with local meanings derived from mystical Islam. Indeed, this “hidden side” can be very significant to the artists themselves even though it may be ignored by cosmopolitan connoisseurs.
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Allen F. and Roberts, Mary Nooter
(2008)
"La dimension cachée de l’art sénégalais contemporain,"
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 70:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol70/iss1/3
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