Biography
Fatima Bintou Rassoul Sy (b. 1988, Dakar) is a curator and cultural mediator. Her research delves into Senegal's cultural policies since the 1960s and the market dynamics influencing the contemporary art scene in Africa and its diaspora. She is the Director of Programmes at RAW Material Company, a centre for art, knowledge and society founded in 2008 by curator Koyo Kouoh. With RAW, Fatima has co-curated various exhibitions, including La ville est à nous / The city is ours: Carole Diop & Nzinga Mboup (2023) and Suñu Jant (Our Sun), a collaboration with Little Sun (2022). Bintou Rassoul Sy holds a degree in Exhibition Sciences and Techniques from Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) University. Prior to her role at RAW, she worked in hospitality and cultural mediation at institutions such as Musée du Louvre, Musée Rodin, Grand Palais and Fondation Louis Vuitton. Returning to Dakar in 2018, she played a key role in the opening of the Museum of Black Civilizations.