Splendid exhibition of Kongolese art in Moscow

in art •  7 years ago 

I did some pics today in Garage museum. Very good exposition, history of the country in art.
Enjoy!

  1. Tshyela Ntendu aka Djilatendo (1895-c.1950). A man brings flowers; ha has love on his mind, c. 1930.
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2,3. Alber Lubaki (1895 - ?). Untitled, c. 1929.
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  1. Pili Pili Mulongoy (c. 1914 - 2007).
    Two rats run free, 1972.
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  1. Jane Graverol (1905-1984).
    Unknown Africa: Comparative mithology, 1958
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  1. Tshibumba Kanda Matulu (1947-c.1982?).
    Belgian colony 1889-1960, undated.
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  2. Unknown artist. Leopard, 1968.
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  1. Kayembe F.. Mermaid (Mami Wata), 1962.
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  1. Alimasi. Mermaid (Mamba Muntu) with marabout, 1991.
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  1. Abdala. Mermaid (Mamba Muntu) combing her hair, 1992.
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  1. Boxy. Snake struggling with a leopard, 1989.
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  1. Unknown artist. Kinshasa 2100, 1983.
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  1. Tshibumba Kanda Matulu (1947-c.1982?).
    Aggression in Shaba on 8-th March 1977: Conspiracy against the State
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  1. Gabriel Londe (b. 1952). Parachutists jumping at Kisangani auto port, 1990
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  1. Gilbert Banza Nkuku. Kasai refugees leaving Lubumbashi, 1993
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  1. Pierre Bodi. An elephant in red boots, 2007
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So many beautiful artwork!!! Really interesting exhibition, thanks for share ^_^

I'm glad you like it, @silviabeneforti!
here some info about the exhibition for case you're interested know more http://garagemca.org/en/exhibition/congo-art-works-popular-painting

Thanks for the link, dear @mysticegoistic ^_^

not at all, @silviabeneforti :-)

Thank you for the sharing, it is inspirative! Expecially like the city view of an unknown artist~

my pleasure, @nanosesame! I agree. many thoughts.

@mysticegoistic do you go to a lot of Museum exhibitions? What did you think of the Garage in General? Nice Post!

hi, @awillbrown! I work in museum and so yes - I love go to exhibitions.
it's a difficult question about the Garage. comme ci comme ça. someimes they make not so good exhibitions at all, it's a pity especially when it's a good art (I remember my disappointment with the exhibition of Rothko). it seems strange that they have made 'museum' from "center of contemporary art' - such a conservative descision! why museum? (and in Russia so horible beurocraratic laws about museums). but the same time they have done science department and ecxellent archieves. as usually there are something good something bad. so many things i can say. but in Russia the very existence of contemporary art is the difficult question in all sences - politically, aestitically, ideologically, culturally. I see very cleary how changes cultural policy last few years (you can see it on projects of the State Tretyakov's gallery, for example). so I say only one thing: I'm glad the Garage exists.
I'm reading your posts and the site - interesting!

and one more thing about the Garage: they have a great publishing activity. it's important thing.

@mysticegoistic, it is very important. Do you have any books they've published in particular that you'd suggest I find?

@awillbrown, I'm pretty sure you know most of these (Obrist, Krauss, Sontag etc - finally in Russian, super, but there aren't unexpected things). I noticed you made project with Terry Adkins, so I think maybe you will be interested this http://www.conceptualism-moscow.org/index.jsp?id=-1&lang=en
and this http://conceptualism.letov.ru/CONCEPTUALISM.htm

These are materials of Moscow conceptualism, which were collected by artists, not institutions, so they are full enough and authentic. In these archives there is the time.