A man on a ladder in front of a colourful wall, a woman standing in front of it.
Ken Aicha Sy, Survival Kit, Family Archive © Anne Jean Bart

Ken Aïcha Sy. Survival Kit – Exhibition Opening

Between Us and History: The Hidden Archive

19 Jun 2025
19:00 - 22:00
ifa Gallery Berlin
Linienstr. 139 - 140
10115 Berlin

The intimate relationship between a family archive and the collective dimension of a shared heritage: The history of contemporary Senegalese painting from 1960-1990.

From June 20, the new exhibition at the ifa Gallery Berlin presents for the first time in Germany the central results of the five-year research and investigation project "Survival Kit" by curator and cultural activist Ken Aïcha Sy on the key moments in contemporary Senegalese painting between 1960 and 1990. The second part of the exhibition project will be shown at the ifa Gallery Stuttgart from October.

DJ-sets with DJ Jaywalk (aka Holger Lund, fluctuating images) and Collectif Wokloni (aka Aminata Bouaré) focusing on (hidden) Senegalese, West-African and Afro-Diasporic music.

Food Truck (with Senegalese cuisine by Ndeye Ndack Sarr).

Opening Hours – ifa Gallery Berlin

Tuesday – Sunday: 14.00 – 18.00
Thursday: 14.00 – 20.00
Closed on Mondays and holidays

Free admission

 

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