For over two decades, Malick Sidibé famously immortalised the pulse of a Modernist Mali, newly free from colonial constraints and ardently joining a global, diasporic youth movement. From intoxicating dance parties to eccentric fashion sights, no fragment of the West African nation’s thriving culture would escape the lens of the ingenious image-maker known as the ‘Eye of Bamako’. Yet, despite being best known for his buoyant, irresistibly vivacious photographs of 60s and 70s…
The Tender Story Behind Malick Sidibé’s Wedding Portraits
By Maisie Skidmore
August 1, 2018 at 10:19AM
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