Thursday, April 18, 2013

Africa Unmasked Features Senegalese Artist Ndoye Dout's


On the heels of the beautiful show that she mounted at the Cloître des Billettes in March, Aude Minart has mounted a new African art exposition called Africa Unmasked on the Left Bank. The venue is the Mailletz Gallery across from the Saint Severin church and the featured artist is Mohamadou Ndoye Dout's.

Mohamadou Ndoye Dout's
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I briefly encounted Dout's last Tuesday at the vernissage for the show. Though he lives in Pierrefitte, a northern suburb of Paris, his work focuses on the urban landscape of Dakar, Senegal.

All the works displayed are mixed media. Dout's created them in 2012.

Jeux d'enfants
2012 Dout's
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Chaleur
2012 Dout's
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Additionally, sculptures of bronze and recycled metal by Ouransa Traoré (Burkina Faso),

Bronze works by Ouransa Traoré
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numerous additional bronze works, wood masks and carvings, and decorative items

Baoulé masks and paintings by Dout's
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Africa Unmasked: paintings, sculptures, and decorative items
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Africa Unmasked: painting under glass
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are part of this show.

Africa Unmasked runs until May 5, 2013. Aude Minart welcomes the public for a complimentary apéritif on Tuesdays from 6 to 7 PM throughout the show. Stop by to enjoy the works!

Africa Unmasked vernissage
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Galerie Mailletz
17 rue du Petit Pont
75005 Paris
Metro: Saint Michel, Cité (Line 4), Cluny La Sorbonne (Line 10)
RER: Saint Michel-Notre Dame, lines B and C)
Weekdays and Saturdays: 12 noon to 7 PM

For information about the works and the artists, contact Aude Minart by e-mail at audeminart[at]hotmail[dot]com or by phone at 06 60 24 06 26.

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