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Today the Groupe is known because of their numerous exhibitions in Mali and around the world. The first American exhibition of the work of the Groupe took place in New York City as a part of the New York African Film Festival in April and May of 1998. This exhibition was curated by American artist, Janet Goldner and Klètigui Dembélé, a member of the Groupe. The exhibition presented paintings as well as costumes.
Since 1994, The Groupe Bogolan Kasobané has been responsible for the costumes and sets for many films including Malian directors Cheick Oumar Sissoko's Guimba and Adama Drabo's Taafe Fange (Skirt Power). Their work received first prize for Guimba at FESPACO, 1995 in Ouagadougou. This was the first time in the history of FESPACO that a prize was given for costumes and sets. Taafe Fange received the prize for art in Japan.
The Groupe maintains a studio in Bamako and is constructing a small museum in Segou, Mali. They have recently completed a body of work inspired by the 1992 Rio Earth Summit on the environment.
