| Intro | Senegalese painter, sculptor and actor |
| A.K.A. | Joe Ouakam, Jo Ouakam, Joe Quakam, Issa Ramangelissa Samb, Jo Ramangé… |
| Was |
Artist Writer Painter Sculptor Actor Critic Essayist Poet Playwright Philosopher |
| From | Senegal |
| Type |
Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature Philosophy |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
31 December 1945, Dakar, Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal |
| Death |
25 April 2017, Dakar, Dakar Department, Dakar, Senegal |
Issa Samb was born in Dakar in 1945. He was one of the founding members of the seminal Laboratoire Agit’Art in 1973.
Samb is an internationally recognised artist known for his groundbreaking inter-disciplinary work that encompasses sculpture, performance, painting and theatre. His work is considered to draw from both African tradition and the European avante-garde movements such as Dada, Surrealism, Situationism and Fluxus.
Exhibitions
1995 – ‘Seven Stories of Modern Art in Africa’, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK
2004 – Issa Samb: From the Ethics of Acting to the Empire without Signs – InIVA, London [1]
2008 – the Biennale de l’Art Africain Contemporain, Dak’Art, Dakar
2010 – A retrospective of his work was held at the National Art Gallery, Dakar
2012 – documenta (13), Kassel, Germany