Atelier/Masterclass: Creating Art with Recycled Materials - Momar Seck

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Festival des Cinq Continents 2023: Found in Translation

La Maison Française of NYU is delighted to announce the 5th edition of the Festival des Cinq Continents, organized in partnership with the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. We are excited to welcome the public back for an incredible week of programs from April 17th-22nd under the theme "Found in Translation." Join us for a rich tapestry of interwoven events with celebrated Francophone artists in visual arts (Momar Seck), music (Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, Marilyn Nonken), poetry (Sylvie Kandé, Isabelle Balot), theatre (Mamadou Mahmoud N'Dongo), and a conference on Women's Mobilization in Francophone Africa.  Find the full program and links to register here. Events are free and open to all!

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La Maison Française de NYU a le plaisir d'annoncer la 5ème édition du Festival des Cinq Continents, organisé en partenariat avec l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. Nous sommes ravi.e.s d'accueillir le public pour une semaine de programmes exceptionnels du 17 au 22 avril, sous le thème "Found in Translation." Venez découvrir une tapisserie riche d'événements proposés autour d'artistes francophones issu.e.s de disciplines variées: arts visuels (Momar Seck), musique (Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, Marilyn Nonken), poésie (Sylvie Kandé, Isabelle Balot), théâtre (Mamadou Mahmoud N'Dongo) et une conférence sur les Mobilisations des Femmes en Afrique Francophone. Retrouvez le programme complet et les liens d'inscription ici. Les événements sont gratuits et ouverts à tou.t.e.s. 

Atelier/Masterclass: "Creating Art with Recycled Materials"

**This event will take place in English**

Open to all in person, register HERE.

VERY LIMITED CAPACITY- Please do not RSVP unless you absolutely plan on attending- merci! 

Join celebrated artist Momar Seck as he takes you through the process of giving objects a new life by creating art with recycled materials. 

Momar Seck's work will be on view at La Maison Française from April 17 to 21, with the exhibition "United Colors of Africa: Environments." More information and registration for the opening here.

This event is co-sponsored by the Grey Art Gallery at NYU and Africa House at NYU

About the artist

Momar Seck
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Visual artist, painter and sculptor, Momar Seck is a citizen of the world and a transmitter of knowledge.

A graduate of the Ecole Nationale des arts in Dakar in 1994, he received a scholarship from the Swiss Federal Commission for Culture for the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. He obtained a doctorate in Fine Arts from the University of Strasbourg in 2012. Momar Seck earned many awards including the UNESCO Prize for the promotion of visual arts.

Originally from Senegal and Switzerland, Momar Seck taught for thirty years in Switzerland, including ten years as head of the Arts and Design department at the International School of Geneva. After this long stay in Europe, he decided to return to Senegal in 2022 to contribute to the cultural development of his country. He explains his artistic approach in his book Art africain contemporain, ma démarche en partage (Baobab Edition).

Passionnate about sharing, he organizes residencies for Swiss and French artists in Senegal and offers training opportunities and fruitful exchanges to young Senegalese artists and young Swiss and international students.

He tries to raise awareness by working on the themes of the environment, the intercultural, identity and permanent existential questions. His reflection focuses mainly on the use of recycled materials and objects.

Momar exhibits regularly in Europe and Senegal, he has participated in exhibitions in France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland (Palais des Nations, Rath Museum in Geneva, Kunsthalle in Bern), the United States, and Cuba among others.

In May 2022 he participated in the Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar at the Senegal pavilion at the Museum of Black Civilizations. Currently his exhibition “Environnement 2.0” is visible at the contemporary art space Ngala in Zurich until March 15, 2023.

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