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MALI


1999

Malick pose dans son studio, 1999

Mali
Gouache and vintage prints from Malick Sidibé (detail)

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MALI
1999

Studio Bamako

"Malick wanted to pose like those models who prominently display the watch on their wrist… And who wear scent to look good on the photo."

Abstracts

"A favorite portrait of mine from this period is one of Malick Sidibé in his studio. His children have since converted the premises into a type of asepticized store for tourists. They’ve cleaned up the hideous mess that once reigned there, which was the source of all its charm. Before his work gained recognition, Malick lived as a camera repairman. (…) Two vintage shots by Malick, stamped and signed by the great master, are pasted to the left of the portrait that I created in this studio.

(…) I’ve always wondered about the artistic appropriateness of my uppermost desire, which is to draw the approval of the models I paint. Seydou Keïta, rightly considered as a major photographer-artist of the 20th century, stated that his greatest preoccupation was to satisfy his models. It’s motivating to meet good artists, and sometimes also reassuring."

Extract from Carnets de voyage 2, 2000, Éditions Gallimard

Works

MALI 3831
Bagadadji, 1999

Mali
Gouache and vintage prints from Malick Sidibé
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3843
Seydou Keïta, 1999

Mali
Gouache and silver prints from Seydou Keïta
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3833
Belle fille de Seydou, 1999

Mali
Gouache et tirage argentique de Seydou Keïta
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3839
Nièce de Seydou, 1999

Mali
Gouache and silver prints from Seydou Keïta
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3835
Enfants de Bamako, 1999

Mali
Pencil and gouache on paper
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3837
Malick pose dans son studio, 1999

Mali
Gouache and vintage prints from Malick Sidibé
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3845
Studio Malick, 1999

Mali
Ink, gouache and collage on paper
42 x 66 cm

MALI 3841
Seydou Keïta et Malick Sidibé, 1999

Mali
Gouache enhanced silver print
60 x 40 cm

Books

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