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Alioune DIAGNE presents Saytu: Preserving Senegal’s Cultural Heritage at TEMPLON
In this conversation with MAYÌ ARTS, Alioune Diagne reflects on Saytu, the encounters that shaped the project, and his approach to memory, cultural heritage and transmission through painting.
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MAYÌ ARTS CURATED X Filafriques present
SACRED LANGUAGES :
THE METAMORPHOSES
A solo exhibition by
MARTIN ABEGA
15 SEPTEMBER - 31 OCTOBER 2026
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Dakar Biennale 2026 : (Anti)Fragility: Arts of Repair and Counter-Shock Strategies,
Official Artists Selection and Announcements
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THE DEANS CHOICE & BONHAMS :
When an Artwork Resells, Why Does the Artist Stop Participating ?
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys announce the Deans’ Choice with Bonhams a royalty-based model that brings artists back into the circular economics of the secondary market. What implications for African and American artists ?
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The Odyssey of Kabhula LANGO: From Goma to Nairobi, A Practice Rooted in Sand and Memory. Presenting debut show with Circle Art Gallery, Transmission
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Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys’ Deans’ Choice with Bonhams Rethinks the Economics of Resale in the US and more countries. The Deans Collection and Bonhams announce a royalty-based model, The Dean’s Choice that brings artists back into the circular economics of the secondary market. But how far can it really go?