Projets de collection et d’exposition d’art sénégalais : être mécène d’art à Dakar

Authors

Joanna Grabski, D enison University, Granville, OH

Abstract

The collection of Bassam Chaitou and its recent exhibition in Dakar offers a focal point to examine issues associated with private projects of collecting and exhibiting Senegalese art in Dakar. This article considers the relationship of Dakar’s collectors to historical patronage under Senghor and Dakar’s contemporary art scene. It proposes that private Dakar-based projects of collecting make visible a story about local propositions and dialogues about art. Dakar-based projects of collecting reveal a great deal about the city’s art scene, its history, artists, and trends.

Recommended Citation

Grabski, Joanna (2008) "Projets de collection et d’exposition d’art sénégalais : être mécène d’art à Dakar," Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature: Vol. 70: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/pf/vol70/iss1/7