Hope Keeps You Going #2

Hope Keeps You Going #2

Chéri SambaWW-1997-M123317
1997·Acrylic, sequins, photographs, and glue on canvas·51 3/16 × 76 3/8" (130 × 194 cm)

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Year
1997
Dimensions
51 3/16 × 76 3/8" (130 × 194 cm)

Artist

Chéri Samba
Chéri Samba

Painting

Chéri Samba or Samba wa Mbimba N’zingo Nuni Masi Ndo Mbasi is a Congolese painter from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is one of the best known contemporary African artists, with his works being included in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A large number of his paintings are also found in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi. He has been invited to participate in the 2007 Venice Biennale. His paintings almost always include text in French and Lingala, commenting on life in Africa and the modern world. Samba lives in Kinshasa and Paris.

Kinto M’Vuila, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Year
1997
Dimensions
51 3/16 × 76 3/8" (130 × 194 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1997-M123317

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moma
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Artist

Chéri Samba

Chéri Samba

Painting

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