Senegal Postpones Dakar Biennale by Six Months amid Widespread Protests

The 15th edition of the Dakar Biennale, in Dakar, Senegal, will not open on May 16 as originally scheduled: it has been postponed to November, the country’s ministry of culture has announced, citing “the national and international context, and the desire for new authorities in the sector to organize the Biennale under optimal conditions” that match its standards. The exhibition will now run November 7 through December 7.The late-stage announcement confirms recent rumors th