MALICK SIDIBÉ/ MALI TWIST

Mali Twist offers an essential and immersive survey of the beloved African photographer Malick Sidibé?nicknamed the eye of Bamako? who chronicled the exuberant youth culture of his native Bamako, Mali in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The book is structured around his famous series: studio portraits in which young people pose alone or in groups, sometimes accompanied by quirky accessories/ photogr aphs of parties that radiate spontaneity and joy/ and the comparatively lesser-known outdoor photography, depicting scenes at the ed ge of the ...[Read more]