Dak'Art 2014: PROGRAMME / OPENING WEEK

Dak'Art is the major biennale of contemporary art in Africa. It provides a platform for art professionals and sets forth the artistic trends in Africa. It is a space of legitimation of African artistic creation, being a place of meetings and theoretical questionings about art and aesthetics in Africa. The 11th Dak'Art will take place from May 9 to June 8, 2014 in Dakar, Senegal. The International Exhibition of African and African diaspora artists is the main event of the Biennale. The selection is entrusted to the curators of Dak’art 2014: Elise Atangana for selecting the diaspora, Abdelkader Damani for North Africa, and Smooth Ugochukwu Nzewi for sub-Saharan Africa. The selection is the combined result of artists invited by the curators, and artists selected on the basis of portfolios provided by the artists from an open call. For the 2014 edition, the International Exhibition gathers 61 artists: John Akomfrah, Rashid Ali & Andrew Cross, Sidney Amaral, Olu Amoda, Joël Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Fayçal Baghriche, Radcliffe Bailey, Mahi Binebine, Meriem Bouderbala, Halida Boughriet, Bourouissa & Selmani, Candice Breitz, Nidhal Chamekh, Gopal Dagnogo, Jonathas de Andrade, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Sidy Diallo, Amary Sobel Diop, Victor Ekpuk, Andrew Esiebo, Ali Essafi, Ismaïla Fatty, Olivier Fokoua, Justine Gaga, Houda Ghorbel, Milumbe Haimbe, Sam Hopkins, Tam Joseph, Samson Kambalu, Kira Kemper, Edmon Khalil, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Marcia Kure, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou, Simone Leigh & Chitra Ganesh, Nomusa Makhubu, Ato Malinda, Julie Mehretu, Amina Menia, Naziha Mestaoui, Baudouin Mouanda, Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Wangechi Mutu, Assane Ndoye, Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Chike Obeagu, Emeka Ogboh, Driss Ouadahi, Bouchra Ouizguen, Io Palmer, Éric Pina, Slimane Raïs, Jimmy Robert, Faten Rouissi, Massinissa Selmani, Wael Shawky, Mohamed Shoukry, Arlene Wandera, Ezra Wube, Kamel Yahiaoui. A rich program to discover in 5 venues in Dakar and in numerous cities of Senegal: meetings on the theme of "Art profession", International Exhibition of 61 African & Diaspora artists, exhibitions of guest artists, tribute exhibitions (Dimé, Diop, Diakhaté), African sculpture, Green Art in the Campus and 200 OFF exhibitions. Also, animations in the city with films on contemporary art, fashion shows and concerts! PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING WEEK Jeudi/Thursday 8 May 16h Point de presse des commissaires. Village de la Biennale (reservé aux participants accredités et inscrits), Dakar Vendredi/Friday 09 May 10H Ouverture officielle au Grand Théâtre/Official opening at the Grand théâtre 16H Vernissage de l’exposition officielle/Official openin exhibition Village de la Biennale, Route de Rufisque 19H Cocktail de bienvenue /Welcome cocktail Village de la Biennale 19H30 Performances d’artistes (Olivier Fokoua, Ato Malinda, Bouchra Ouizguen)/Artists performances Village de la Biennale Samedi/Saturday 10 May 09h30-10h15 Conference inaugurale/Inaugural conference Village de la Biennale 10h30-11h30 Table Ronde 1:Le commissariat d'art contemporain /Round table1: The commission for contemporary art Village de la Biennale 11h40-12h40 Table ronde2: L'historien d'art, le critique d'art/Round table2:The historian of art , the critic of art Village de la Biennale 17h Vernissage de l'exposition d'artistes invités: Opening exhibition for the invited artists Jardin du Musée Théodore Monod de l’IFAN, Dakar 18h Vernissage du salon sur la sculpture africaine :Opening exhibition Jardin du Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar Dimanche/Sunday 11 May 10h-11h Table ronde 3: Le courtier, L'agent, le consultant /Round table 3: The broker, The agent, the consultant Village de la Biennale 11h-12h Table ronde 4: L'artiste et le galeriste/Round table 4: The artist and the gallery owner Village de la Biennale 16h Vernissage de l'exposition Hommage a Moustapha Dimé: Opening for the Hommage to Moustapha Dimé exhibition Galerie Nationale Lundi/Monday 12 May 10h-11h Table ronde 5 : Les institutions d’art contemporain : Les foires, les maisons de vente, les biennalles/Round 5: Contemporary art institutions: Fairs, sales firms, biennial Village de a Biennale 11h-12h Table ronde 6 : Les marchands d’art, les acheteurs, les collectionneurs, les mécènes/Round table 6: Art sellers, art customers, Art collectors, patron of the arts Village de a Biennale 17h Vernissage de l’exposition Hommage à Mbaye Diop/Opening for the Hommage to Mbaye Diop exhibition Place du souvenir 19h Vernissage de l’exposition Hommage à Mamadou Diakhaté/Opening for the Hommage to Mamadou Diakhaté exhibition Place du souvenir Mardi/Tuesday 13 May 10h-12h Table ronde 7 : Les revues et magazines d’art contemporain/ Round table 7:Contemporary art magazines&reviews Village de la Biennale 16h Conférence : Art et environnement/ Conference: Art & environment Village de la Biennale 17h Vernissage de l’exposition Dak’Art au Campus/Opening ehxibition for Dak'art au campus UCAD université Cheikh Anta Diop 18h30 Animations au Campus : défilé de mode, concert/ Animations at the campus : Fashion show, concert UCAD université Cheikh Anta Diop Mercredi/Wednesday 14 May Découverte des expositions OFF/Discovering OFF exhibitions in Saint Louis Musée du Centre de Recherche et de Documentation du Sénégal (CRDS), à la Pointe Sud de L’île, Saint-Louis Phone: +221 33 961 10 50. Venues: Village de la Biennale et Exposition Internationale : 2.5 km route de Rufisque (proche de l’IPRES). Musée Théodore Monod de l’IFAN : Artistes invités. Jardins du Musée Théodore Monod de l’IFAN : Sculpture africaine. Place du Souvenir : Hommages à Mbaye Diop et Mamadou Diakhaté. La Place du Souvenir accueillera également le pavillon du Maroc et le pavillon de l’Algérie. Galerie Nationale : Hommage à Moustapha Dimé. Campus de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) : Art Vert et animations. www.biennaledakar.org