Yacouba Konaté (4 May 1953) is a
curator
A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...
, writer, art critic and professor of philosophy at the
Université de Cocody in
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...
, Côte d'Ivoire.
He is a member of l'Académie des Arts, des Sciences et des Cultures d'Afrique et des Diasporas in Abidjan and he leads the Africa Office of the Jean Paul Blachère's Foundation.
In 1998, he was Fulbright Professor at
Stanford University
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, between 2004–2008, he taught at l'
École des hautes études en sciences sociales
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in France. In 2007, he taught at the
Laval University
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People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
Places Belgium
* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxemb ...
in Canada and in 2007, he was a Carter Fellow at the
University of Florida
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, Gainesville.
In 2008, he became the president of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA).
He is expert on the cultural development of "
European Union
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".
In 2000, he served as a Director of the National Institute of Arts and Culture and as a Director of the Cabinet of Ministers of Culture and
Francophony
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. He is also head of the l'Institut national supérieur des Arts et de l'action culturelle of Abidjan.
He was one of the curators of individual exhibitions of 6th Dak'Art
( 7 May – 7 June 2004 ) with Ivo Mesquita and
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is a Swiss art curator, critic, and historian of art. He is artistic director at the Serpentine Galleries, London. Obrist is the author of ''The Interview Project'', an extensive ongoing project of interviews. He is ...
. In 2006, he was the Artistic Director of the
Dakar Biennale
The Dakar Biennale, or Dak'Art - Biennale de l'Art Africain Contemporain, is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Dakar, Senegal. Dak'Art's focus has been on Contemporary African Art since 1996.
History
T ...
.
Exhibitions
* "Africa, Assume Art Position!" (12/11/2010-30 January 2011) Primo Marella Gallery, Milano, 2010. A group exhibition of artists included:
Mounir Fatmi
;
Mounir Fatmi (born 1970 in Tangier, Morocco) is an artist of Moroccan heritage. Born in the city of Tangiers, he spent a majority of his time the neighborhood of Casabarata. This neighborhood was known as one of the poorest in the city. He wo ...
, Cameron Platter, Soly Cissé,
Barthélémy Toguo
Barthélémy Toguo is a Cameroonian painter, visual and performing artist born in 1967. He currently splits his time living and working in both Paris, France and Bandjoun, Cameroon. He works in a variety of media aside from visual and performin ...
,
Abdoulaye Konaté
Abdoulaye Konaté (1 February 1953) is a Malian artist. He was born in Diré, Mali, Diré and lives and works in Bamako, Mali, Bamako.
Konaté studied painting at the Institut National des Arts de Bamako and then at the Instituto Superior de Ar ...
, Joel Andrianomearisoa,
Peter Eastman, Nandipha Mntambo,
Moridja Kitenge Banza, Stuart Bird, Athi Patra Ruga, Vitshios Mwilambwe Bondo
* "AfriqueEurope: Reves croises" ( 14/11- 10/12/2007), Ateliers des Tanneurs, Brussels, Belgium. A group exhibition of artists included:
El Anatsui
El Anatsui ( h-nah-ch-wee born 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his " bottle-top installations". These installations consist of thousands of aluminum piec ...
, Nu Barreto, El Berry Bickle and Luis Basto,
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, also known as Cheik Nadro (11 March 1923 – 28 January 2014), was an Ivorian artist.
Life and career
Bouabré was born in Zépréguhé, Ivory Coast, and was among the first Ivorians to be educated by the French colo ...
, Dilomprizulike, Mustapha Dime, El Loko,
Tapfuma Gutsa
Tapfuma Gutsa (born 1956) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.
A native of Harare, Gutsa studied sculpture with Cornelius Manguma at the Driefontein Mission School, later becoming the first Zimbabwean recipient of a British Council award. The scholarshi ...
, Annie Haloba, Jak Katarikawe,
Jems Robert Koko Bi
Jems Robert Koko Bi is an Ivorian sculptor.
He was born in 1966, in Sifra, Ivory Coast. He studied Spanish History between 1986 and 1988 at the University of Abidjan. Between 1988 and 1995, he studied at Institut National Supérieur des Arts e ...
,
Abdoulaye Konate Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father.
People with this name include:
Gi ...
,
Bill Kouelany
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Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
, Siriki Ky, Ndary Lo, Toyin Loye, Churchill Madikida, Joel Mpah Dooh, Francis Mampuya, IngridMwangiRobertHutter, Serigne Niang, Babacar Niang, Samuel Olou,
Freddy Tsimba
Freddy Tsimba (born 1967) is a sculptor and visual artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has made sculptures from bullet casings collected on Congolese war battlefields. One of his artwork entitled ''Au-delà de l'espoir'' (Beyond the h ...
, and Guy Bertrand Wouété.
*
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...
International Exhibition of Visual Arts (May 2001)
*
Willie Bester
Willie Bester (born February 29, 1956) is a South African painter, sculptor and collage artist. He is best known for his role in the protesting of the apartheid system through his artwork. He currently lives in Kuilsrivier, South Africa with his w ...
Exhibition in Brussels (April 2001)
* 2001 Foire Internationale Africaine Des Arts Plastiques (FIAAP)
* "Afrique á jour" Exhibition in
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
(September 2000)
* "South Meets West" Exhibition in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
and
Berne
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
(December 1999 and June 2000)
* "Africa Africa: Vibrant New Art from a Dynamic Continent" (11/9–24 November 1998) curated by
Rajae Benchemsi
Rajae Benchemsi (born 1957 in Meknes) is a Moroccan writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot. She has published collections of poetry in Morocco and in France
France (), officially the Fr ...
, Rob Burnet, Yacouba Konaté, Toshio Shimizu, Jean-Hubert Martin, Tobu Museum of Art, Tokyo
Publications
* Yacouba Konaté, ''Alpha Blondy: reggae et société en Afrique noire'', CEDA, 1987.
* Yacouba Konaté, ''
Christian Lattier, Le sculpteur aux mains nues'', Edition Sépia, 1993.
* Yacouba Konaté, ''
La Biennale de Dakar. Pour une esthétique de la création africaine contemporaine. Tête à tête avec Adorno'', L'Harmattan, Paris, 2009,
* Yacouba Konatè, ''Cote D'Ivoire Contrastes'', Hardcover, Publisher: Edipress; First edition 1991, Language: French, 128 pages, ASIN: B000BNKT6Q
* Yacouba Konatè, ''Sacrifices dans la ville. Le citadin chez le devin'', Editions Douga, Abidjan 1990.
See also
*
Contemporary African Art
Contemporary African art is commonly understood to be art made by artists in Africa and the African diaspora in the post-independence era. However, there are about as many understandings of contemporary African art as there are curators, scholar ...
*
Culture of Côte d'Ivoire
The diverse culture of Ivory Coast, a coastal West African country bordered by Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, is exemplified by a multitude of ethnic groups, events, festivals, music, and art.
More than sixty indigenous ethnic gr ...
References
Bibliography
*
Croquis de frontières, profils de passeurs. L’art contemporain en perspective', Bâle, Ed. Centre d'études africaines cop. 2009, 45 p, foto's. ; 24 cm, ,
* Marc Le Pape, Claudine Vidal, ''Côte d'Ivoire: l'année terrible, 1999–2000'', KARTHALA Editions, 2002.
* ''Magiciens de la Terre : l’étrange destin africain d’une exposition mondiale'', in Trente ans du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Centre Pompidou, 2007
*
Musées en Afrique: esthétique du désenchantement', in Revue Africultures, n° 70, Paris, 2007 (in French)[]
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Africains sur le marché mondial de l’art' in Revue Esprit, Vues d'Afrique, Paris, August–September 2005, pp. 91–100 (in French)
*
Côte d’Ivoire: Le canari d’eau de Jacques Chirac', in Politique Africaine n° 97, Ed Karthala, Paris, April 2005 (in French)
* ''Zeina, Fodé et Yanguiné. Flash sur des jeunes gens en désespérance'' in Débats, Courrier d'Afrique de l'Ouest, n°6 et 7, Abidjan, Inades, juillet 2003, pp. 55–60. Détresse morale et sociale de quelques segments de la jeunesse africaine (in French)
*
Les enfants de la balle. De la FESCI aux mouvements des jeunes patriotes' In Politique Africaine, n° 89, Ed Karthala, mars 2003, pp. 49–70 (in French)
*
Génération Zouglou', in Cahiers d'études africaines (Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 2003 (in French)
* ''Le destin d'Alassane Dramane Ouattara'' in Côte d'Ivoire. L'année terrible. 2000–2001, Ed Karthala, Paris, 2002, pp. 253–308
*
Faire ou ne pas faire nègre. Pour une critique d’art démasquée' In the book ''Histoire de 50 ans de l'Association Internationale des critiques d'Art/AICA'' Ed. Aica Press, Paris, 2002. pp 65–72.
* ''Art contemporain africain et nouvelles identités'', in
Dak'Art 2002. 57th Contemporary Art Biennial (Dakar, La biennale des arts, 2002) pp. 135–138 ''Pourquoi certains artistes d'Afrique récusent-ils le label d'artiste africain ?''
* Article entitled "''Pluralité des normes de légitimité et comportements politiques''", in the book of ''Inégalités et politiques publiques en Afrique. Pluralité des normes et jeux d'acteurs'', Karthala, IRD, Paris, 2001, pp. 163–180,
* Article entitled ''Quand le monde s'éveillera à la danse africaine'' In FAMA , Body in Difference, Dance. Laudeshaupstadt, Munchen, Kulturreferat, 2000, pp.24–27. Festival de la Nouvelle Danse,
Montréal
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in 28 September – 2 October 1999.
*
Sous la direction de Yacouba Konaté Etat et société civile en Afrique. Actes du colloque interdisciplinaire sur Etat et société civile en Afrique'', Université d'Abidjan-Cocody, 13–18.July.1998. Revue QUEST. Groningen. Pays-Bas, 1999.
External links
Presentation delivered at the ‘Curating the Other – Curator as Tourist’ seminar, in Dartington College of Arts by Yacouba Konaté , entitled "Dak’Art: Centralization Effects of a Peripheral Biennale"An interview of Yacouba Konatè on "Cote-ivoire.com" dated 12.november.2009 (in french)
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Art critics
African art curators
Art directors
Ivorian writers
Living people
1953 births
Academic staff of Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Ivorian male writers
Academic staff of Université Laval
Fulbright alumni