This is a guy who’s asking the question, “Who am I, and what am I supposed to do with my life?”
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji), Returning Home, Qing dynasty, c. 1695, album of twelve paintings; ink and color on paper, China, each leaf with painting: 21.1 × 13.5 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Video from The Met
From the Getty Conversations series
Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.
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