Malick Sidibé: Les nouveaux circoncis Johan De Wilde

Malick Sidibé: Les nouveaux circoncis Johan De WildeARTIST Malick Sidib (Mali, 1935 14. 04. 2016) TITLE Les nouveaux circoncis YEAR 1983 EDITION OPEN MEDIUM Gelatin silver print SIZE 50 x 60 cm FRAME NO SIGNATURE Signed and titled in ink with negative and print dates and artist's name in his hand below image on print recto

They reflect the joy

enjoying exploring the world and embracing all its diversity

black-and-white images

is celebrated throughout

MEDIUM Softcover SIZE 25 x 19 cm PAGES 240 LANGUAGE English and Dutch

All bits of texts have been separated from their drawing of which they formed an integral part thus depriving them of all reason to simply be

could be read as a boring piece of poetry

printed in 1990's SIZE 50 x 40 cm FRAME NO SIGNATURE Estate stamp on verso mentioning "Artist's lifetime print"

van den Brink cut his own film to size

a vocal lamentation for the dead

Each drawing represents a particle of colour from one of the frescoes

MISC With text by Debra Dean  Hidden Tapestry reveals the unforgettable story of Flemish American artist Jan Yoors — childhood vagabond