Georges Adéagbo
Georges Adéagbo (born 1942) be a Beninese sculptor known for ein work plus found objects.
A native of Cotonou, Adéagbo studied law insyd Abidjan before moving to France to continue ein studies insyd political science. He returned to Benin insyd 1971 upon de death of ein poppie, wey he begin to create installations den environments insyd isolation from family den society. By de early 1990s, na he dey begin to receive recognition after being accidentally discovered by a French curator who stumbled upon Adeagbo's courtyard. Eventually, years of work culminated insyd de reception of de Prize of Honor at de Venice Biennale insyd 1999, for de "A Story of a Lion" installation project. Adéagbo gathers de material for ein art wherever he travel. Today, he primarily reside insyd Hamburg, Germany wey he often work insyd ein hometown of Cotonou.
Collections
editToyota Municipal Museum of Art (2000 & 2004)
Museum Ludwig Cologne (2003)
Blake Byrne, Los Angeles (1999) ~ donated to L.A. MoCA spring (2005)
Galerie Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich (2005)
Philadelphia Museum of Art (2006)
Ulmer Museum (2007), Oslo National Museum of Art
Architecture den Design 2009, MAK Vienna (2009)
MUSAC Leon (2011)
KIASMA Helsinki (2011)
GIZ Regional Office Cotonou 2012, Collection Cecile Fakhoury Abidjan (2013)
Whitworth Art Gallery, De University of Manchester (2013)
Exhibitions
editSolo exhibitions
edit1997
'Death den Resurrection' - Quimper, France
2000
'La rencontre de l'Afrique et du Japon' Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
2004
'The Pythagorean Age' - Gallery of Innsbruck
"De Explorer den de Explorers insyd de History of Exploration". !-De Theatre of de World.. !' - Museum Ludwig, Köln
'African Socialism' - Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
2007
Everything from Me to All" - Venice, Italy
"The Meeting...!" - Venice, Italy & Florence, Italy
2009
"Colonization and the History of the Colonized" - MAK, Vienna, Austria
2010
"Culture den Cultures – China insyd Hamburg", - Holzhauer Gallery Hamburg, Germany
2011
"The Mission den de Missionaries" - MUSAC Leon (Spain)
2013
"Once upon a time, Košice: Košice of yesterday, Košice of today..!" Make-Up Galler Košice, Slovakia
Group exhibitions
1996
'Images of Africa' (Les images de l'afrique) "African Art towards de Year 2000" - Round Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark
"De Renaissance (La renaissance)" - Gallery of Agnès B., Paris, France
1998
"Cannibalism" (le canibalisme) "Roteiros, Roteiros, Roteiros" - XXIV Biennale de São Paulo, Brazil
"De Philosophical Schools" (Les Écoles philosophiques) - Trinale der Klein-Plastik, Afrika-Europa", Stuttgart, Germany
1999
('The Story of the Lion') a one-day installation for the Campo dell'Arsenale, June 10: awarded with the 'premio della giuria' (prize of the jury)
"From Colonization to Independence": Installation created to display de traditional art forms den elements of culture regained during the decolonization process. Such project was a combination between a variety of artists, sa include representation of Ethiopian den Yoruba culture.
2000
'ForwArt' / the composition of 'La colonisation Belge en Afrique noir' - Brussels, Belgium
'The Resurrection of Edith Piaf' in '"Voilà, the world in your head"' - Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, ARC, France
2001
'Le Socialisme Africain' (African Socialism) - Zurich, Switzerland
2002
"De Explorer den de Explorers insyd de History of Exploration". "De Theatre of de World.. !" in: Documenta 11 - Kassel, Germany
2004
'In de Bed' insyd: "Insyd Bed." - Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
'God-Creator insyd Creation' den 'AC/DC Archiv des Museum Ludwig' both insyd modified versions - De Kaufmann Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
«La Colonisation Belge en Afrique Noir» - De Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, US
2006
"Abraham, God's Friend" - Philadelphia version - De Philadelphia Museum of Art
2007
"Creating de World by Collecting - A Tribute to Christoph Weickmann" insyd 'Weickmann's Wunderkammer,' Ulmer Museum, Germany
"A Space with the World" in "Beyond the Wall," Stiftung Brandenburger Tor, Max Liebermann Haus - Berlin, Germany
2008
"Ephemeral Fringes" Art Brussels - Brussels, Belgium
"Look at history!" in "See History 2008" - Kunsthalle Kiel
"Intolerance" for de Ravello Festival - Sorento, Italy
2009
"Hypocrisy-De Sitespecifity of Morality"
Oslo National Museum of Contemporary Art, Norway
Fare Mondi" 53rd Venice Biennial, Italy
2010
"Transparancy" Trasparenze, - Napoli, Italy
2011
"ARS 11", Kiasma - Helsinki Finland
"ABSOLUTT INSTALLASJON" National Museum for Art, Architecture and Design - Oslo, Norway
Reinstallation of the work commissioned for the exhibition "Hypocrisy" in 2009.
2012
"Paris Triennial" Palais de Tokyo, curated by Okwui Enwezor - Paris, France
"We Face Forward" - Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester, UK De Storytellers
De Stenersen Museum - Oslo, Norway
Biennale Regard Benin
Porto Novo and Togbin Plage, Benin
2013
"DECOLONIZE MÜNCHEN" at de Stadtmuseum München, Germany "Germany before de war den Germany after de war..!"
2022