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aKAZI.ATL's  Philosophy
is Curating the "And."

 

Art + Community

Design + Innovation

The Continent + The Diaspora

The Global Stage + Atlanta

Welcome + Belonging

 

aKAZI ATL & Gallery Miriam present

Finnish/Senegalese artist
Macoumba (Maku) Ndiaye in:

‘The pulse of dakar’

 

The Pulse of Dakar is Maku’s personal journey back to the city in which he was born - the City that shaped and surrounded, enveloped and nurtured him with the energy of the streets, the colors of the markets and the constant movement of everyday life.

 

His bold brushstrokes, layered colors and semi-abstract forms capture the moments when the individual melds into a crowd that produces the rich tapestry portrait which Dakar so often presents along the grandest of boulevards to the maze of alleys and passages in the so called ‘Quartiers Populaires.’

 
 
 
 
 

Maku’s life in Finland and the distance both physical and also emotional to Dakar -  allows him to look back at Dakar through a new cultural prism, still embedded but also once removed.

The Pulse of Dakar braids Maku’s  Senegalese roots and Nordic journey into vivid memories that have laid dormant and only recently manifested into what he calls:  ‘This is my Dakar - not a Postcard.’

 
 
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Meanwhile aKAZI continues to permanently curate contemporary and innovative art and design from the creative hubs on the African Continent, such as Dakar, Accra, Lagos, Johannesburg and Maputo right here in Atlanta's Sweet Auburn District. At 364 Auburn Ave we have created an intentional space for Atlanta to meet the Continent. Our exhibitions and events seek to present a holistic vision of all the creativity and energy that abounds on the Continent.

Akazi in the press

Gallery visits by appointment