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Ambroise Ngaimoko

Born in 1949, Angola.
Lives in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.



In 1961, Ngaimoko moved with his family to Kinshasa. There he worked as a mechanic, then as a technician for an open-air cinema, before he became an assistant to his uncle Marques Ndodão in 1968, who ran two photo studios, and who gave him a Yashica 6x6 camera.
It was in Kitambo in 1971 that he opened the Studio 3Z, a named picked to symbolise the three Zaïres: the country, the currency and the river. Young people who came to the studio remember it because of the constantly changing backdrops.
He gained recognition in the course of the 1970s due to an unprecedented technique, in which he developed two portraits on the same sheet, using the same negative twice.
This cult of cloning is reminiscent of the rites performed for a lost twin.
In the full swing of "Zaïrization" there was a shortage of 6x6 black & white film and, with the eventual arrival of color film, Ngaimoko lost his clientele.
He resigned himself to using the format 24x36 to make his identity-based work.
In 1997, he renamed his studio 3C (for the three Congos).

 

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Ambroise Ngaimoko
  • Ambroise Ngaimoko
Studio 3Z
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 14.05.2020 - 04.06.2020
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Paris Photo 2016
  • Group Show
Grand Palais, Paris, France
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 10.11.2016 - 13.11.2016
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Paris Photo 2015
  • Group Show
Grand-Palais, Paris, France
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 12.11.2015 - 15.11.2015

PUBLICATIONS

Beauté Congo - 1926-2015 - Congo Kitoko

Steve Bandoma,

Bela,

Pierre Bodo,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Kiripi Katembo,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Albert Lubaki,

Antoinette Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula,

Pathy Tshindele,

Beauté Congo - 1926-2015 - Congo Kitoko

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Author : Textes de Thomas Bayet, In Koli Jean Bofane, Michael De Plaen, Frédéric Lomami Haffner, Nancy Rose Hunt, Jean-Christophe Lanquetin, Elikia M'Bokolo, André Magnin, Dominique Malaquais, Pedro Monaville, Bob W. White et entretiens avec de nombreux artistes
Editor : Édition Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
2015

PRESS

El festival que no es un festival

Steve Bandoma,

Omar Victor Diop,

Esther Mahlangu ,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Billie Zangewa


El festival que no es un festival

El Pais
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23.05.2018
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The Historic Portuguese City of Evora Celebrates Contemporary Art from Africa

Steve Bandoma,

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré,

Filipe Branquinho,

Chéri Samba,

Omar Victor Diop,

Romuald Hazoumè,

Phumzile Khanyile,

Klèmèguè,

Houston Maludi,

JP Mika,

Marcel Miracle,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Mauro Pinto,

Amadou Sanogo,

Malick Sidibé

The Historic Portuguese City of Evora Celebrates Contemporary Art from Africa

Widewalls

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By Elena Martinique

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18.05.2018
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Marché de l'art : voici l'Afrique contemporaine

Steve Bandoma,

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Omar Victor Diop,

Romuald Hazoumè,

Seydou Keïta,

André Magnin,

Abu Bakarr Mansaray,

JP Mika,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Pathy Tshindele

Marché de l'art : voici l'Afrique contemporaine

Le Huffington Post

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By Jérôme Stern

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09.08.2016
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Marché de l'art: voici l'Afrique contemporaine

Steve Bandoma,

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Omar Victor Diop,

Romuald Hazoumè,

Seydou Keïta,

JP Mika,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Pathy Tshindele


Marché de l'art: voici l'Afrique contemporaine

Huffington Post

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By Jérôme Stern

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09.08.2016
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Fondation cartier traces the creative spirit of the democratic republic of the Congo

Steve Bandoma,

Pierre Bodo,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Monsengo Shula


Fondation cartier traces the creative spirit of the democratic republic of the Congo

Designboom

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By Suhei Senda

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19.12.2015
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Beauté Congo 1926-2015, Congo Kitoko : la dernière expo de la Fondation Cartier à ne pas manquer !

Bela,

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Antoinette Lubaki,

Albert Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Beauté Congo 1926-2015, Congo Kitoko : la dernière expo de la Fondation Cartier à ne pas manquer !

Artsper blog

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By Hélène Planquelle

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05.10.2015
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Congo Power

Bela,

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Albert Lubaki,

Antoinette Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Congo Power

Diptyk

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By Marie Moignard

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01.10.2015
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Beauté Congo : loin des clichés, la fabuleuse créativité de l'Afrique

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Antoinette Lubaki,

Albert Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Beauté Congo : loin des clichés, la fabuleuse créativité de l'Afrique

France TV1ère Outre-Mer

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By Philippe Triay

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01.09.2015
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París repasa la transformación artística del Congo

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

JP Mika,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Pathy Tshindele


París repasa la transformación artística del Congo

El Mundo
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04.08.2015
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Beauté Congo, les couleurs en rythme

Pierre Bodo,

Chéri Samba,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Albert Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Pathy Tshindele


Beauté Congo, les couleurs en rythme

Le Figaro

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By Valérie Sasportas

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03.08.2015
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Expo : oh le beau Congo !

Pierre Bodo,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Kiripi Katembo,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Albert Lubaki,

Antoinette Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula

Expo : oh le beau Congo !

Huffington Post

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By Jérôme Stern.

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31.07.2015
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90 ans d'art congolais à Paris : quels talents !

Chéri Samba,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Albert Lubaki,

Antoinette Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula,

Pathy Tshindele


90 ans d'art congolais à Paris : quels talents !

Gala

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By Juliette Serfati

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26.07.2015
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De la colonie belge à la RDC, splendeur de l'art congolais

Steve Bandoma,

Bela,

Pierre Bodo,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Albert Lubaki,

Antoinette Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula,

Pathy Tshindele

De la colonie belge à la RDC, splendeur de l'art congolais

Le Monde

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By Philippe Dagen

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18.07.2015
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Kinois, etc.

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Kinois, etc.

Les Inrockuptibles
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15.07.2015
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L'art contemporain en Afrique. Voyez Beauté Congo (1926-2015), à la Fondation Cartier

Bela,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula,

Pathy Tshindele


L'art contemporain en Afrique. Voyez Beauté Congo (1926-2015), à la Fondation Cartier

Evous

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By André Balbo

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13.07.2015
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Beauté Congo : le dynamisme de l'art congolais

Steve Bandoma,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Antoinette Lubaki,

Albert Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Beauté Congo : le dynamisme de l'art congolais

TV5 Monde

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By Amélie Revert

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12.07.2015
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Beauté Congo 1925-2015

Bela,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko


Beauté Congo 1925-2015

Le Vif
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19.06.2015
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Beauté Congo

Bela,

Chéri Samba,

Chéri Chérin,

Jean Depara,

Bodys Isek Kingelez,

Antoinette Lubaki,

Albert Lubaki,

JP Mika,

Moke,

Ambroise Ngaimoko,

Kura Shomali ,

Monsengo Shula,

Pathy Tshindele

Beauté Congo

The Wall Street International Online
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18.06.2015
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