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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 :
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A solo exhibition by
MARTIN ABEGA
15 SEPTEMBER - 31 OCTOBER 2026
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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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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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MAYÌ ARTS is an independent publication and curatorial platform dedicated to the artists, ideas and voices shaping contemporary African art and its diasporas worldwide.
Our mission is to document artistic practices, tell stories and build bridges between artists, collectors, galleries, institutions and a new generation of art-world voices. Through editorial content, conversations, curatorial projects and collaborations, MAYÌ ARTS offers a discerning and contemporary perspective on African and diasporic art scenes, while contributing to the archives of tomorrow through our core values : CARE, CURATE, CREATE. Read More.
MAYÌ ARTS est une publication et plateforme de curation indépendant dédiée aux artistes, aux idées et aux acteurs qui façonnent l’art contemporain africain et ses diasporas à travers le monde.
Notre mission est de documenter les pratiques, raconter les trajectoires et créer des passerelles entre artistes, collectionneurs, galeries, institutions et nouvelles générations d’acteurs du monde de l’art. À travers nos contenus éditoriaux, conversations, projets curatoriaux et collaborations, MAYÌ ARTS porte un regard exigeant et contemporain sur les scènes artistiques africaines et diasporiques, tout en contribuant à construire les archives de demain à travers nos pilllers fondateurs : CARE, CURATE, CREATE. Suite.
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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?