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NEW YORK CITY, NY - MAY 12: Malick Sidibe attends INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY's 24th Annual INFINITY AWARDS at Pier 60 on May 12, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by BILLY FARRELL/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

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Malick Sidibé

  • Skill Category: Photographers
  • Present Address: Bamako, Mali
  • Country: Mali
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Biography

Malick Sidibé (1935 – 14 April 2016) was a Malian photographer noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako. Sidibé had a long and fruitful career as a photographer in Bamako, Mali, and was a well-known figure in his community. In 1994 he had his first exhibition outside of Mali and received much critical praise for his carefully composed portraits. Sidibé’s work has since become well known and renowned on a global scale. His work was the subject of a number of publications and exhibited throughout Europe and the United States. In 2007, he received a Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale, becoming both the first photographer and the first African so recognized. Other awards he has received include a Hasselblad Award for photography, an International Center of Photography Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a World Press Photo award. Sidibé’s work is held in the collections of The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC), the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

News / Ranking / Titbits / Awards

2003: Hasselblad Award for photography. 2007: Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, Venice Biennale. 2008: Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement, International Center of Photography (ICP), New York. 2010: World Press Photo award – first prize singles, Arts and Entertainment

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