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There is a distinct sense of chronicle felt in the movement of Sidibé’s subjects, who boldly occupy both the photograph’s frame and their recently decolonized nation’s public and leisure spaces. “Hit the road for regeneration 2 & Studio Malick.” Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, December 6  2010“Studio Troittoirs” De Morgen Magazine, January 30  2008Schuman, Aaron.

“The 1960’s in Bamako : Malick Sidibé and James Brown.” The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Index, May/June McFarlane, Robert. Beyond his candid shots, Sidibé ran a formal portrait studio with a deliberately dramatic décor as a backdrop.

Most renowned in international art circles for dynamically composed black-and-white studio portraits and photographs taken of youths at parties and celebratory events in Bamako, Mali, during the 1960s and '70s, Sidibé's images have inspired numerous fashion designers, photographers, videographers, and filmmakers around the globe.

New York: Flash Art International.  1998Magnin, André. Malick Sidibé: Bamako 1962-1976. May 12 Smee, Sebastian. Exhibition catalogue. Often capturing his subjects in the midst of ceremonial action or in joyous moments of nightlife, Sidibé built the narrative of a specific time and space that empowered a culture to dictate their own stories.

Västafrikans porträtttfotografi, Norsk museum for fotografi – Preus fotomuseum, Horten, Norway Samuel Fosso, Malick Sidibé: Seydou Keïta. April 30, n° 2781, pp.50-53 Laurent, Caroline. By Hubert Filser and Peter Stephan.  1999Clubs of Bamako.

Afterward, he was awarded the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (2007), the Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography in New York (2008), Photo España's Baume and Mercier Award (2009), World Press Photo award (2010), and Mali's National Medal d'Or (2015).   2003Go Johnny Go : Die E-Gitarre-Kunst und Mythos.

Exhibition catalogue. “Signs of the times.” Select, vol. Fundacio la Caixa.

Exhibition catalogue. It was through his portraiture that Sidibé documented the changing fashions and aspirations of generations in Bamako.