Koyo Kouoh
Koyo Kouoh presents the living archive of artist Issa Samb and discusses the importance of the artist’s work in Senegal in relation to major historical events, as well as the importance of preserving such an archive for the memory of Senegal.
Synthesis
An example of a living archive • The archive of artist Issa Samb from Dakar • Became political at the age of 13 • Politically active in West Africa for over 50 years • Expand…
An example of a living archive • The archive of artist Issa Samb from Dakar • Became political at the age of 13 • Politically active in West Africa for over 50 years • Disruption of Charles De Gaulle’s visit to West and Central Africa • Living and performing his own archive on a daily basis • First artist collective in Senegal during the 1970s, the Laboratoire Agit’Art • Djibril Diop Mambéty • dOCUMENTA
Short biography
Koyo Kouoh, the founder of RAW Material Company, a centre for art, knowledge, and society, makes exhibitions, publishes books and helps others in the same labour. Expand…
Koyo Kouoh, the founder of RAW Material Company, a centre for art, knowledge, and society, makes exhibitions, publishes books and helps others in the same labour. Her discursive programmes, exhibitions and publications have included contemporary artists, thinkers, writers, activists, non-artists, designers, politicians, architects, and chefs.