http://sites.middlebury.edu/middmag Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sites.middlebury.edu/middmag/2012/02/23/what-does-african-art-have-to-do-with-the-environment/ http://sites.middlebury.edu/middmag/2012/02/23/what-does-african-art-have-to-do-with-the-environment/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:24:49 +0000 Blair Kloman http://sites.middlebury.edu/middmag/?p=7434 Noted Senegalese artist Viyé Diba, artist in residence at the Museum of Art in mid-February, left a room-sized impression with his thought-provoking installation “Nous sommes nombreaux, et nos problemes avec…” (We are numerous, and our problems with that…) Part of the exhibit “Environment and Object: Recent African Art,” on display through April 22, Diba’s work joins the others in using mostly found objects destined for landfills to illustrate the effects man-made issues have on the environment. Middmag visited with Diba during a break from his work, and he shared his thoughts.

 

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