Cheikh Ndiaye, the painter of cinemas in Africa in a word, a gesture and a silence
Cheikh Ndiaye, the painter of cinemas in Africa.
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At the age of 5, his grandmother took him to the cinema in Dakar.
Today, Cheikh Ndiaye, 51, has painted around fifty abandoned or disappeared cinemas in Africa and exhibits at the biggest contemporary art fairs and international biennials.
Portrait of the Senegalese artist in a word, a gesture and a silence.
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