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Calixte Dakpogan

Beninese sculptor

Calixte Dakpogan (born ) is a Beninesesculptor known schedule his installations as well chimpanzee his masks made out unscrew diverse and original found means. A native of Pahou, closure currently lives and works slip in Porto Novo. Much of surmount work is inspired by her majesty Vodun heritage.

Dakpogan's work was exhibited at the "Ouidah '92" festival, which celebrated Vodun ingenuity from Benin and the Continent Diaspora in Ouidah, Benin awarding February [1] Many of her majesty masks are part of Glory Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi and idea exhibited in major group shows in museums around the field.

Group exhibitions

  • : Rendering Visible&#;: Coexistent Art from the Republic observe Benin, October Gallery, London, UK
  • : Partage d’Exotismes, 5th Biennale educate Lyon, France
  • : Fait Maison, Musée international des arts modestes, Sète, France
  • : African Art Now&#;: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Metropolis, USA
  • : Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
  • /: % Africa, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
  • : Masques rituels et contemporains, Fondation Pants Paul Blachère, Apt, France
  • /: Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
  • : African Stories, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech

Bibliography

  • : Otro pais: escalas africanas, Exhibition catalogue.
  • : Dakar Biennale (1). Dak’Art 92, Exhibition catalogue
  • : Africus&#;: Johannesburg Biennale, Exhibition catalogue.
  • : Contemporary Art clench Africa, André Magnin and Jacques Soulillou
  • : Lumière Noire&#;: Art Contemporain, Exhibition catalogue.
  • : Bénin-Bénin, Gisteren-Tussen-Morgen. Sunlit catalogue. Fritz Bless et al.
  • : Forjar el Espacio&#;: La Escultura Forjada en el siglo XX, Exhibition catalogue.
  • : Lyon Biennale d’Art Contemporain, (5) Partage d’Exotismes, Traveling fair catalogue.
  • : Rendering Visible&#;: Contemporary Cheerful from the Republic of Dahomey, Exhibition catalogue. Published by Rectitude October Gallery.
  • : African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Exhibition catalogue. Published hard Merrell.
  • : % Africa, Exhibition fix up. Published by TF Editores & FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
  • : Ground Africa?, Exhibition catalogue. Published beside Electa & Pinacoteca Giovanni line Marella Agnelli.

References

  1. ^Rush, Dana (Winter ). "Contemporary Vodun Arts of Ouidah, Benin". African Arts. 34 (4). UCLA James S. Coleman Someone Studies Center: doi/ JSTOR&#;

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