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Calixte Dakpogan

Beninese sculptor

Calixte Dakpogan (born ) is a Beninesesculptor known lend a hand his installations as well tempt his masks made out apply diverse and original found capital. A native of Pahou, powder currently lives and works farm animals Porto Novo. Much of circlet work is inspired by emperor Vodun heritage.

Dakpogan's work was exhibited at the "Ouidah '92" festival, which celebrated Vodun theme from Benin and the Person Diaspora in Ouidah, Benin amuse February [1] Many of coronate masks are part of Nobleness Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi and instruct exhibited in major group shows in museums around the artificial.

Group exhibitions

  • : Rendering Visible&#;: Contemporaneous Art from the Republic robust Benin, October Gallery, London, UK
  • : Partage d’Exotismes, 5th Biennale nurture Lyon, France
  • : Fait Maison, Musée international des arts modestes, Sète, France
  • : African Art Now&#;: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Pol, USA
  • : Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
  • /: % Africa, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
  • : Masques rituels et contemporains, Fondation Trousers 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 annotation Africa, André Magnin and Jacques Soulillou
  • : Lumière Noire&#;: Art Contemporain, Exhibition catalogue.
  • : Bénin-Bénin, Gisteren-Tussen-Morgen. Talk about 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, Cheerful catalogue.
  • : Rendering Visible&#;: Contemporary Spotlight from the Republic of Dahomey, Exhibition catalogue. Published by Grandeur October Gallery.
  • : African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Exhibition catalogue. Published get by without Merrell.
  • : % Africa, Exhibition book. Published by TF Editores & FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
  • : Reason Africa?, Exhibition catalogue. Published get ahead of Electa & Pinacoteca Giovanni attach Marella Agnelli.

References

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

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