Ambroise Ngaimoko
Born in 1949, Angola.
Lives in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ambroise Ngaimoko est représenté en exclusivité par la galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris.
Gelatin silver print
14,1732 x 14,1732nches
Gelatin silver print
14,1732x 14,1732 inches
Born in 1949, Angola.
Lives in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ambroise Ngaimoko est représenté en exclusivité par la galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris.
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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Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
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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
Steve Bandoma,
Omar Victor Diop,
Esther Mahlangu ,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Billie Zangewa
El festival que no es un festival
El Pais
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
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
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
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
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette 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
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Jean Depara,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Congo Power
Diptyk
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By Marie Moignard
Chéri Samba,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette 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
Chéri Samba,
Jean Depara,
JP Mika,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Pathy Tshindele
París repasa la transformación artística del Congo
El Mundo
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Beauté Congo 1925-2015
Le Vif
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
Born in 1949, Angola.
Lives in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ambroise Ngaimoko est représenté en exclusivité par la galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris.