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Did you know? : Let’s discover Simone Guirandou N’Diaye

On January 24, 2018, the first video interview of an actor who promotes arts and culture will be broadcasted. Simone Guirandou N’Diaye will be the first one. For helping you to well discover the backgrounds of Simone Guirandou N’Diaye, we will share with you some articles. We have many things to tell you about her. […]

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Happy New Year 2018 / Bonne et Heureuse Année 2018

Dear readers,   The ORIGINΛL Foundation team wishes you an Happy New Year 2018.  Thank you for your trust and your interest for the promotion of Arts and Culture. We are happy to inform you that 2018 will be an highly eventful year.         New discoveries with strong moments you need to save on your agenda for

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Leslie Lumeh about No Border

I discovered the work of Leslie Lumeh during the Lumières d’Afriques Exhibition which took place from April 27 to June 6 of 2016 at the Donwahi Foundation in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Born in 1970 in Dambala (Liberia), Leslie Lumeh is an autodidact artist well knowned for his figurative works. He already exposed in Liberia, Côte

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Méné about No Border

Born in 1977 in Côte d’Ivoire and gratuate from Abidjan Fine Arts School, Mene was influenced by cave painting and choosed this medium as his preferred way of expression even though he uses different materials and substances for creating unique paintings. He already exposed in Côte d’Ivoire, France and Spain. Leading through the exhibition No

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No Border, an exhibition that highlights the mobility issue

No Border is a collective exhibition which gathers Leslie Lumeh and Méné, respectively from Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). This exhibition, which taken place from May 5 to July 1, 2017 at the LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery, was an opportunity to talk about the mobility issue in the no limit space as the world. No

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‘Kings of the New Cities’ of Kassou Seydou explores the duality between rural and urban life as an necessary way of development for African countries

Born in 1971 at Ziiguinchor (Senegal), Seydou Kassou studied at Dakar Fine Arts School from 1998 to 2001. He currently lives and works at Dakar and he is the laureate of WAPI Competition 2009, the Fine Arts section of the British Council. He currently presents “Kings of the New Cities” at Cecile Fakhoury Gallery at

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« Les silencieuses », more than a project, a workforce’s world overview

Born in 1983 in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), where she found her revelation for being photographer, Ly LaGazelle trained in Morocco, a country about which she cares a great deal. Enhanced and enriched by severals travels all around the world and with her strong desire to express herself through photography, she broung Weiss Gregor’s attention

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