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In Kinshasa in the 60s, the arts were the preserve of students trained at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. From the 70s onwards, critics discovered a particular genre of painting that the ‘Art Partout’ exhibition revealed […]
MAGNIN-A Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of Moke’s historical works Read Article
A new exhibition, ‘Modern Congo’, presented at Galerie MAGNIN-A, focuses on the two distinct periods of the modern artists (1927-1932) and the so-called “Hangar artists” (1946-1954), forerunners of contemporary painting in Central Africa. Pilipili Mulongoy,
‘Modern Congo’ at Galerie MAGNIN-A, France Read Article
‘Kahlo, Sher-Gil, Stern: Modernist Identities in the Global South’ concludes the third exhibition by JCAF (Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation) on their first research theme – Female Identities in the Global South. Installation view of exhibition
Feminist Modernist Identities in the Global South Read Article
The exhibition features works by eleven emerging artists from DRC, predominantly former students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa, who are breaking the boundaries of academic training and developing new forms of visual
BREAKING THE MOULD: New Signatures from the Democratic Republic of Congo Read Article
The 7th Lubumbashi Biennale, postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, opened on the 6th October 2022 in the Democratic Republic of Congo in its south-eastern city. Opening of the Biennale at Picha with the artistic
ToxiCité at the 7th Lubumbashi Biennale Read Article
Princia Matungulu and Kutlwano Monyai are the co-recipients of this year’s award The Bag Factory is delighted to announce that Princia Matungulu and Kutlwano Monyai have been selected as joint recipients of the annual Young
The Bag Factory Young Womxn Studio Bursary 2021 winners announced Read Article
PIASA will be holding the live auction in Paris on Wednesday, May 19 2021 For the first time in Paris in the context of a Contemporary African Art Sale, this auction will present the work
PIASA: Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art Auction Read Article
Armelle Dakouo, Paris, and Fahamu Pecou, Atlanta, discuss this years edition of the Congo Biennale. They speak about Birago Diop’s poem, which inspired this year’s theme, their recent trip to Kinshasha, and the importance of
Congo Biennale: Meet the Co-Curators, Armelle Dakouo & Fahamu Pecou Read Article
Modern African Art – Congo 1929 / 1960 Casimir Zagourski Jean-Bosco Kamba (né en 1939), Sans titre, 1958. Estimate: 8000 / 12000 € On September 17 and 18, PIASA will be auctioning the
Pierre Loos Collection Read Article
