Simon Njami
- January 6, 2024
- Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Simon Njami |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 4, 1962(1962-01-04) |
| Age | 62 |
| Birthplace | Lausanne |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Birth City | Vaud |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Simon Njami Biography
| Name | Simon Njami |
| Birthday | Jan 4 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Lausanne |
| Home Town | Vaud |
| Birth Country | Switzerland |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Simon Njami is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on January 4, 1962 in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Simon Njami (born 1962 in Lausanne) is a writer , an independent curator lecturer, art critic, lecturer and essayist.
Simon Njami is the Artistic Director of the Edition 12 of Dak’art. It was the Dakar Biennale, in Senegal from May 3 to 2 June 2016, and it was the Edition 13 of the Dakar Biennale from May to June of 2017. He was the curator for “Afriques Capitales” in La Villette (Paris) and Gare Saint-Sauveur (Lille) in France and was on display between March and September 2017.
The show “The Divine Comedy – Heaven, Hell, Purgatory by Contemporary African Artists” was displayed at MMK (Museum for Contemporary Kunst, Frankfurt am Main) from 21 March until 27 July 2014, The SCAD Museum of Art from 16 October until 25 January, and at the Smithsonian Institution/ African Art Museum, Washington, from 8 April until 1 November 2015.
Simon Njami Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Simon Njami is one of the richest Writer from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Njami 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The author published his debut novel “Cercueil et Cie” in 1985. It was followed by “Les Enfants de la Cite” in 1987, “Les Clandestins” and “African Gigolo” in 1989 particularly. His biographies include two on James Baldwin and Leopold Sedar Senghor and a number of short text as well as scripts for cinema and documentary films.
After the idea of his idea for the Ethnicolor Festival in Paris in 1987, he organized a number of international art exhibitions, and was one of the first to explore and exhibit African contemporary artists’ work at international stage. He was Director of the Bamako Encounters which is which is the African Photography Biennale, from 2001 until 2007. Njami is director for “Africa Remix”, showed in Dusseldorf (Museum Kunst Palast), London (Hayward Gallery), Paris (Centre Pompidou), Tokyo (Mori Museum), Stockholm (Moderna Museet) and Johannesburg (Johannesburg Gallery of Art), from 2004 to 2007. Gallery) between 2004 until 2007. He co-curated the inaugural African Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale. He was curator for the very first African Art Fair, held in Johannesburg in 2008. He also was the artistic director of Luanda Triennale (2010), Picha (Lumumbashi Biennale from the 2010 edition), SUD (Douala Triennale from 2010) and many other exhibits and international art exhibitions.
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Facts & Trivia
Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Simon Njami celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.
What is Simon Njami current job?
He is currently directing “AtWork”, an itinerant and digital project with Lettera27 Foundation, in partnership with Moleskine, as well as the Pan African Master Classes in Photography , a project that he conceived with the Goethe Institut.
Where is Simon Njami from?
Lausanne, Switzerland