#ArtBaselStories: A new generation of artists reclaims the portrait, from Dakar to Paris. 🇸🇳 On the occasion of ‘Les yeux dans les yeux’ – a newly opened exhibition at the Couvent des Jacobins in Rennes, featuring over 90 works devoted to the portrait – Art Basel turns the spotlight on six young Francophone artists whose distinctive approaches refresh our understanding of this enduring form. Read full story by yasminsarnefors on artbasel.com/stories Shown here: 1. Omar Victor Diop, Allegoria 6 (detail) (2021), presented by Magnin-A (Paris). 2. Maty Biayenda, Fenêtre sur rue, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Double V. 3. Omar Victor Diop, Khady, Le Studio des Vanités, 2011. Courtesy of the artist & Magnin-A Gallery, Paris. 4. Rayane Mcirdi, Le Croissant de feu, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Anne Barrault, Paris. 5. Rayane Mcirdi, Après le soleil, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Anne Barrault, Paris. 6. Alireza Shojaian, Le Démon Blanc et l'Arbre en Feu...