N'Goné Fall

This interview was conducted July 16, 2018, shortly after a week-long intense brainstorming retreat that N'Goné Fall convened and I was part of in St. Louis, Senegal, in preparation for “Africa Season 2020.” As part of Karen Milbourne's ongoing project dedicated to women who have contributed to changing the structures by which Africa's modern and contemporary art is seen and understood, I was invited to interview N'Goné Fall, which is another way the project encourages conversations between women in the arts. Fall has, from the late 1970s through to the current day, played significant roles as an architect, art editor, curator, teacher, mentor, and facilitator of cultural initiatives the world over, with a vested focus on Africa. This conversation highlights moments of Fall's impact in art worldwide and some of the strategies she has employed over the years, in her ongoing project to bring integrity and purpose to artistic practice...