Born in 1970 in Dakar, Senegal. He lives and works between Dakar and New York.
Graduated from Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts of Dakar and Lyon, Cheikh Ndiaye is particularly interested in architecture and urbanism. His work, made up of paintings, photographs, films, and installations, is driven by a singular look given to what is usually considered as ordinary or informal. Cheikh Ndiaye’s work is guided by a singular look given to the informal, which is to him the source of his artistic practice. Retrieved from a lethal state, obsolete objects are brought back to life. The objects return to their material plenitude and are project into a renewed imaginary.