Dakar, 23 October (APS) – Minister of Culture Mbagnick Ndiaye conducted Thursday at the formal installation of the steering committee of the 12 th edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar (Dak’Art) to be held from May 3 to June 2, 2016.
By installing, Mr. Ndiaye has invited 30 members to work to make Dak’Art 2016 ‘edition of recovery’ ‘, considering that the previous one, held in May-June 2014, has experienced’ ‘shortcomings in the organization, which have tarnished the image of the event.’ ‘
» It is essential that we do ménagions, all effort to maintain the biennial at levels of quality and requirement without which it risks losing its luster, in a world where competition from major cultural events is becoming brighter, » he has said.
He called for ‘rigor and relevance in aesthetic choice, quality in the general organization, the level, quality and diversity of artistic participation, engagement partnerships, popular support for Biennial ‘.
The chairman of the policy committee, Baidy Agne – President of the National Employers’ Council, for its part, indicated that the choice the person concerned is’ ‘probably (…) a willingness of the authority of greater focus the culture economy as a factor of wealth and economic and social development. »
He pledged to ‘make dialogue and permanent consultation nourishing sap’ action committee, which he praised » eclecticism, quality and representativeness. »
Here is the list of members of the policy committee of the 12 th edition of Dak’Art:
– Baidy Agne (chairman)
– Adama Boye
– Fode Camara
– Lieutenant Colonel Idriss Coulibaly Moulaye
– Umar bin Khattab Danfakha
– Dad Gorgui Ndir Dème
– Assane Dia
– Etienne Diene
– Aissa Dione
– Faye Mohamadou Mamoune
– Alassane Cissé
– Zakaria Gueye
– Abdoul Aziz Guissé
– Abdoulaye Koundoul
– Lo Ndary
– Commissioner Abdoul Sall Wahabou
– Massamba Mbaye
– Mamadou Mbaye Zulu
– Daouda Ndiaye
– Pape Ndiaye Leyti
– Ibrahima Ndoye
– Remi Sagna
– Jean-Michel Seck
– Abdou Sylla
– Mohamed Tall
– Moustapha Tamba
– Magueye Toure
– Moussa Ndiaye
– Mauro Petroni
– Mohamed Rassoul Seydi
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