Abdoulaye Konaté
Artist
Biography
Abdoulaye Konaté (b. 1953, Diré, Mali) is a Malian artist based in Bamako, celebrated for monumental textile works made from dyed strips of cloth that draw on West African weaving traditions and symbolism to address politics, ecology, spirituality and identity. He studied in Bamako and Havana and has exhibited internationally, including at documenta 12. His Tuareg Pattern on a Blue Background from the Sahel and the Sahara (2024) is in the Louvre Abu Dhabi collection.