Ousmane Sow, a Senegalese sculptor, was installed at the Beaux Arts academy in Paris in 2013. In his
Ousmane Sow, a Senegalese sculptor, was installed at the Beaux Arts academy in Paris in 2013. In his speech, he said,“My election of 12 April 2011 has even more value to me as you’ve always had the wisdom not to introduce racial, ethnic or religious quota before someone gets admitted among you (…). As my colleague and fellow Senegalese Leopold Sedar Senghor, elected to the French Academy thirty years ago, I am Africanist. In this spirit, I dedicate this ceremony to the whole Africa , its diaspora , as well as the great man who has just left us, Nelson Mandela.”He was dressed by fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa, and he wore a sword which he had himself made the pommel. -- source link
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