Art blooms in gritty Dakar neighbourhood

Geometrical or animal motifs enliven the walls in the otherwise nondescript cityscape. [AFP / SEYLLOU]

Mamadou Boye Diallo, an art curator with a penchant for heart-shaped glasses, calls Dakar's working-class Medina neighbourhood an open-air museum.

Flitting on rollerblades between colourful murals in this part of the West African metropolis, Diallo, who is also a guide to the area, points to works by artists from all over the world.