08/05/2026
THE GALLERY OF EVERYTHING CELEBRATES SEYNI AWA CAMARA’S INCLUSION IN « IN MINOR KEYS », THE 61ST INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION OF LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, CURATED BY THE LATE KOYO KOUOH.
BORN IN SENEGAL IN 1945, CAMARA TRANSFORMS CLAY INTO MATERNAL, TOTEMIC AND OTHERWORLDLY TERRACOTTA FIGURES. SHAPED BY EARTH, FIRE, SPIRIT AND HAND, HER SCULPTURES GATHER BODIES, ANIMALS AND SPIRIT-LIKE FORMS IN GESTURES OF BIRTH, PROTECTION AND TRANSFORMATION.
CAMARA FIRST CAME TO INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION THROUGH THE LANDMARK EXHIBITION « LES MAGICIENS DE LA TERRE » AT THE CENTRE POMPIDOU, IN 1989. SHE WENT ON TO BE INCLUDED IN « PLATEAU DELL’UMANITÀ », AT THE 49TH VENICE BIENNALE IN 2001, « 100% AFRICA » AT THE GUGGENHEIM BILBAO IN 2007, « ART/AFRIQUE », LE NOUVEL ATELIER AT FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, PARIS, IN 2017 AND « EXPECTING: BIRTH, BELIEF AND PROTECTION » AT THE WELLCOME COLLECTION, LONDON, IN 2025.
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SEYNI AWA CAMARA
« IN MINOR KEYS », 61ST INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
COURTESY OF THE GALLERY OF EVERYTHING
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