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Mali

Bogolan mud-cloth meets Bamako photography.

An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Mali's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.

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FEATURED ARTIST
Portrait of Kofi Adeyemi

Kofi Adeyemi

BAMAKO · MALI

Kofi works between Bamako and the broader West African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Kofi's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Mali.

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ALSO FROM MALI

  • Asha Mutiso

    Bamako, Mali

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  • Tariq Dlamini

    Bamako, Mali

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  • Kofi Hassan

    Bamako, Mali

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CURATED WORKS

Available from Mali

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Rituals of Thread by Kofi HassanAVAILABLE

KOFI HASSAN · 2023

Rituals of Thread

Oil and indigo on linen · 199 × 146 cm

Price Upon Request
Songs from Crossing by Kofi AdeyemiAVAILABLE

KOFI ADEYEMI · 2021

Songs from Crossing

Bogolan textile on stretcher · 118 × 133 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Crossing by Asha Mutiso

ASHA MUTISO · 2025

After the Crossing

Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 169 × 95 cm

Exhibition only
After the Pulse by Kofi HassanAVAILABLE

KOFI HASSAN · 2023

After the Pulse

Oil and indigo on linen · 95 × 90 cm

Price Upon Request
After the Indigo by Imani DiopAVAILABLE

IMANI DIOP · 2018

After the Indigo

Charcoal and ochre on paper · 127 × 95 cm

Price Upon Request
Horizon Geometry by Kofi AdeyemiAVAILABLE

KOFI ADEYEMI · 2022

Horizon Geometry

Digital composite, AP 1/3 · 130 × 79 cm

Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL

Stories from Mali

Editorial image from Mali
A studio afternoon in Bamako

STORIES FROM MALI

A studio afternoon in Bamako

Inside the studios shaping Mali's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.

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Kofi Adeyemi on process and place

VOICES FROM MALI

Kofi Adeyemi on process and place

Bogolan mud-cloth meets Bamako photography. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the west African horizon.

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Emerging voices around Bamako

NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM MALI

Emerging voices around Bamako

Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Mali's cultural output for a global audience.

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PROGRAMME

Exhibitions linked to Mali

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Threads of Mali

Ongoing — March 2027

Threads of Mali

NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Bamako

West Currents

Sept 2026 — Jan 2027

West Currents

Group show · touring West Africa

IMMERSIVE MODE

Step inside the Mali pavilion.

A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Mali.

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