Cheikh Ndiaye

Cheikh Ndiaye

BornNationalityBased In
1970SenegaleseDakar
Biography

Cheikh Ndiaye’s work is guided by a singular look given to the informal, which is to him the source of his artistic practice. Retrieved from a lethal state, obsolete objects are brought back to life. The objects return to their material plenitude and are project into a renewed imaginary Cheikh Ndiaye’s world constantly reflects the origin of his research, the street. The painted views create openings and seem to traverse the opaque, dense and imposing exposed concrete wall. The everyday objects echo a tangible and established reality. However, the arrangements seem to veer from diverse spheres towards distant spaces and shifting times. The order of things through visible or concealed forms constantly reinvents itself to its limits. The unity of Cheikh Ndiaye’s work stems from the way he uses matter, recognizing its plurality. He materialises the idea of the porosity of substances, in relationships of alterity or otherness. He interlinks it in his pieces with the notion of deterioration, as if resisting omission. ...

Selected Artworks
Tableau Ferraille 2
Cheikh Ndiaye
Tableau Ferraille 2, 2016
104 x 97cm
Cinéma Caraïbe, La Havane
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Caraïbe, La Havane, 2020
180 x 180cm
Théâtre Apollo, Détail
Cheikh Ndiaye
Théâtre Apollo, Détail, 2021
173 x 116cm
Sala Avenida, La Havane
Cheikh Ndiaye
Sala Avenida, La Havane, 2020
Apollo Theater, Harlem
Cheikh Ndiaye
Apollo Theater, Harlem, 2015
200 x 200cm
Cinéma ABC, Dakar
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma ABC, Dakar, 2015
198 x 213cm
Cinéma Awa, Pikine
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Awa, Pikine, 2014
150 x 166cm
Cinéma Bioscope, Troyville, Johanesburg
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Bioscope, Troyville, Johanesburg, 2015
200 x 215cm
Cinéma Caraïbe, La Havane
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Caraïbe, La Havane, 2020
Cinéma Le Paris, Dakar
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Le Paris, Dakar, 2021
170 x 176cm
Cinéma Médina, Dakar
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Médina, Dakar, 2021
165 x 175cm
Cinéma Rio Lakota
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Rio Lakota, 2017
200 x 233cm
Cinéma Vox Saint-Louis
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Vox Saint-Louis, 2018
199 x 189cm
Sainte Sara, Les Saintes Maries de la Mer
Cheikh Ndiaye
Sainte Sara, Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, 2021
162 x 110cm
Cinéma Unité 3, Parcelles Assainies, Dakar
Cheikh Ndiaye
Cinéma Unité 3, Parcelles Assainies, Dakar, 2024
160 x 130cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Busan Biennial2024 - Busan
Busan Biennial2024 - Busan
Bienal de La Habana2019 - Havana
Bienal de La Habana2019 - Havana
Dak’Art2018 - Dakar
Dak’Art2016 - Dakar
Dak’Art2016 - Dakar
Venice Biennial2015 - Venice
Venice Biennial2015 - Venice
Dak’Art2012 - Dakar
Dak’Art2012 - Dakar
Dak’Art2010 - Dakar
Dak’Art2010 - Dakar
Dak’Art2000 - Dakar
Dak’Art2000 - Dakar
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