For the inaugural exhibition of its New York gallery, Blain|Southern proudly presents Abdoulaye Konaté’s first solo exhibition in the United States.

In Couleurs d’âme (Soul Colours) the Malian artist approaches socio-political and environmental issues, working solely in the medium of cotton, woven and dyed using traditional West African techniques. Widely recognised as one of West Africa’s pre-eminent contemporary artists, Konaté is known for compositions in Malian cotton that draw on the associations of this material, and balance global political and social reflections with reference to his own local, cultural history.

This timely presentation introduces the artist via his most recent abstract work, presented in context alongside several landmark earlier pieces, which illustrate his shift towards abstraction over time.