The Walther Collection, After Eden
Guided tour with the curator of the exhibition Simon Njami

Simon Njami
As well as founding the Ethnicolor Festival in 1987, Simon Njami has curated numerous exhibitions, and was one of the first to show contemporary African artists internationally. Between 2001 and 2007, he was artistic director of the African Photography Biennial - Rencontres de Bamako. He also curated Africa Remix, which between 2004 and 2007 travelled to Düsseldorf (Museum Kunst Palast), London (Hayward Gallery), Paris (Centre Pompidou), Tokyo (Mori Museum), Stockholm (Moderna Museet) and Johannesburg (Johannesburg Art Gallery).
In 2014 he curated The Divine Comedy, an exhibition of contemporary African art that was first shown at the Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, then at the National Museum of African Arts in Washington (until November 1st 2015).

Photo credits © Aida Muluneh