sans-titre

Sans titre, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312008
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bras-ouverts

femme-surchargee

femme-sap

femme-surchargee

Femme surchargée, 2009
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401021
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femme-surchargee

Femme surchargée, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401024
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femme-surchargee

femme-surchargee

Femme surchargée, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
108,5 x 79,5 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
108,5 x 79,5 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1402031
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obama-who-knew-it

Obama, who knew it, 2009
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
193 x 304 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
193 x 304 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401025
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le-piege

Le Piège, 2009
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
135 x 198 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
135 x 198 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401026
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vieux-chinois

Vieux chinois, 2012
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401022
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munduki

Munduki, 2012
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
108 x 79 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401023
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fongola

sapeur-de-marque

Sapeur de marque, 2011
Acrylic on canvas
168 x 118 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
168 x 118 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1402034
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concert-de-la-sape

Concert de la sape, 2006
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
162 x 430 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic and glitters on canvas
162 x 430 cm (futur châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312018
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nkolo-sap

NKOLO Sap, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
133 x 102 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
133 x 102 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312009
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nzungu-sap

NZungu Sap, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312010
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choc-sap

Choc Sap, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 88 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 88 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312011
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ange-bleu

Ange Bleu, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312012
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ndouleman

Ndouleman, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
119 x 89 cm (hors châssis)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312013
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chic-sap

Chic Sap, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 102 cm (toile)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 102 cm (toile)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312014
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kamar

kin-oyeee-1974

Kin Oyeee!!! 1974, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
142 x 206 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
142 x 206 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312016
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muzikana

Muzikana, 2011
Acrylic on canvas
184 x 134 cm (toile)
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
184 x 134 cm (toile)
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1312017
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main-invisible

Main invisible, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
176 x 209,5 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
176 x 209,5 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1401019
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sapeur-titre-a-confirmer

Sapeur (titre à confirmer), 2014
Acrylic on canvas
62,9 x 31,8 in
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
62,9 x 31,8 in
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1601053
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monde-a-vendre

Monde à vendre, 2012
Acrylique sur toile
115,5 x 170 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylique sur toile
115,5 x 170 cm
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1506036
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bodo-doit-percer

BODO doit percer, 2014
Acrylique sur toile
137 x 280 cm
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© Cyrille Martin
Acrylique sur toile
137 x 280 cm
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© Cyrille Martin
PB1507052
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bodo-star

sapeur-titre-a-confirmer

Sapeur (titre à confirmer), 2013
Acrylic on canvas
45,4 x 31,6 in
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
45,4 x 31,6 in
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1601054
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femme-surchargee

Femme surchargée, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
45,8 x 35,6 in
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© Pierre Bodo
Acrylic on canvas
45,8 x 35,6 in
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© Pierre Bodo
PB1601055
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Pierre Bodo was one of the founders and key proponents with Moke and Chéri Samba of what has come to be known as the Zaïre school of popular painting. Their works state vigorously and candidly their belief in their capacity to create art that could change the course of history. Bodo chooses to paint anything and describe everything that he has seen and experienced. His works then successively became chronicles, pamphlets, manifestos, demands or advice. His objectives are not selfish: he is a popular painter. One of his main themes was the “Ndoki Zoba” (sorcery) and the aim of these paintings was to advise abandoning the practice of sorcery. In 1980, he converted to Christianity, and joined the Pentecostal church. He became one of the most impassioned pastors of “world evangelism,” and was convinced that it would change his life.
In the early 1990s, he improved his style considerably so as to be able “to express my major personal ideas and have more impact. My goals being: the improvement of life, and of visible things, and to share my dreams of a better world.” Thereafter he dealt with symbolic or fantasy subject matter, with a strange imagination that was fed by his dreams. “I express everything that happens to me, so that I am no longer focused on specifically African topics and can address myself to the entire world.” The titles of his works: River of Delights, Ignorance, or Love, the Source of Life, perfectly echo his beliefs and his aesthetic aims.
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NEWS
PUBLICATIONS

Joël Andrianomearisoa,
Pierre Bodo,
Filipe Branquinho,
Seyni Awa Camara,
Mama Casset,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Omar Victor Diop,
John Goba,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Kiripi Katembo,
Seydou Keïta,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere,
Gérard Quenum,
Amadou Sanogo,
Malick Sidibé,
Lumières africaines. L'élan contemporain
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Author : André Magnin & Mehdi Qotbi
Editor : Langages du sud
2017

Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngayimoko,
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
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Chérin,
Malick Sidibé
Rabat se met aux couleurs de l'Afrique
Le Parisien
30.03.2017
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Calixte Dakpogan,
John Goba,
Gonçalo Mabunda,
Malick Sidibé
Rabat célèbre " L'Afrique en Capitale "
La nouvelle Tribune
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By Leila Ouazry
08.03.2017
Pierre Bodo,
Romuald Hazoumè
Maroc : le Macaal, un musée sans frontières
Jeune Afrique
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By Nicolas Michel
23.02.2017
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Amani Bodo,
Pierre Bodo
36 Hours in Marrakesh
The New York Times
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By Seth Sherwood
02.02.2017
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba
Coup d'envoi du musée d'art contemporain africain Al Maaden
Quotidien de l'art
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By Roxana Azimi
17.01.2017
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba
Musée d'art africain. 40 artistes du continent ouvrent le bal.
L'Economiste
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By Aïda BOUAZZA
01.12.2016
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Pierre Bodo
Essentiel paysage fera l'ouverture du Musée d'Art Contemporain Africain : le MACAAL
Artsixmic
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By Jean Marc Lebeaupin
08.10.2016
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Pierre Bodo,
Amani Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Romuald Hazoumè
L'Afrique à l'épreuve de la planète
Diptyk
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By Marie Moignard
03.10.2016
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Pierre Bodo,
JP Mika,
Moke
À la Fondation Cartier, les animaux exposent leur symphonie
RFI
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By Thomas Bourdeau
27.09.2016
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Pierre Bodo,
JP Mika,
Moke
La musique des animaux à la Fondation Cartier
Culture Box
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By Valérie Oddos
07.07.2016
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Pierre Bodo,
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Seydou Keïta,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
George Lilanga,
Gonçalo Mabunda,
JP Mika,
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere,
Malick Sidibé
Arts : les 100 Africains les mieux cotés
Jeune Afrique
11.01.2016
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Steve Bandoma,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngayimoko,
Monsengo Shula
Fondation cartier traces the creative spirit of the democratic republic of the Congo
Designboom
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By Suhei Senda
19.12.2015
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Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
On Art In Africa by André Magnin
Crash
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By Armelle Leturcq
15.12.2015
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Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
Beauté Congo : une explosion de créativité kinoise
BBC News
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By Florence Yérémian
08.10.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
Le Congo en beauté à la fondation Cartier
Libération_Bondy blog
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By Abdoulaye Gassama
26.09.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
Beauté Congo go, go, go !
Art Tension
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By Patrick Lefur
01.09.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
Moke
La beauté Congo s'exhibe à la Fondation Cartier
L'Humanité
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By Diémé-Sagna Yancouba
26.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Pathy Tshindele
The nuanced republic
Financial Times
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By Emma Crichton-Miller
08.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
Congolese art at Fondation Cartier
Financial Times
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By Emma Crichton-Miller
07.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Ambroise Ngayimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo, les couleurs en rythme
Le Figaro
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By Valérie Sasportas
03.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
L'exposition « Beauté Congo » un succès inattendu
France 3 Ile-de-France
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By Isabelle Audin
31.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngayimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula
Expo : oh le beau Congo !
Huffington Post
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By Jérôme Stern.
31.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
La peinture congolaise au parfum
La Libre Belgique
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By Roger Pierre Turine
30.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
Le Congo, inépuisable mine d'art
Libération
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By Maria Malagardis
23.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Un certain regard
Jeune Afrique
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By Séverine Kodjo Grandvaux
19.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo : l'art congolais, une créativité unique en Afrique
RFI
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By Siegfried Forster
18.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngayimoko,
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
18.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Kiripi Katembo,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika
Paris hosts first ever retrospective of art from Democratic Republique of Congo
The Guardian
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By Hannah Ellis Peterson
10.07.2015
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Born 1953, Mandu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Died 2015, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, where he lived and worked