Abdoulaye Konaté, Born in Mali 1953, creates large-scale textile-based installations using woven and dyed clothes, materials native to his homeland Mali. Konaté’s abstract and figurative tableaux explore both aesthetic language and diverse socio-political and environmental issues. Referring to the West- African tradition of using textiles as a means of communication, the artist balances the global issues with an intimate reference to his own life and country.
His works are present in many prestigious public and private collections including: Centre Pompidou, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Smithsonian Museum, Washington; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj, amongst many others.