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Exhibiting the Congo
Both museums and art galleries have engaged with the history of slavery and colonialism in the Congo Free State. In different ways these institutions have grappled with representing this complex history. This collection contains examples of exhibitions that have been shaped by the history and legacy of colonial violence in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Importantly some of these exhibitions also showcase the extraordinary art and culture of Congolese people in the past and the present.
Kongo: Power and Majesty, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (18 September 2015 - January 3 2016)
Central Africa's Kongo civilization is responsible for one of the world's greatest artistic traditions. This international loan exhibition explores the region's history and culture through 146 of the most inspired creations of Kongo masters from the late fifteenth through the early twentieth…
Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko, Fondation Cartier, Paris (11 July 2015 - 10 January 2016)
A place of extraordinary cultural vitality, the creative spirit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be honored in the exhibition Beauté Congo – 1926-2015 – Congo Kitoko presented at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain with André Magnin, Chief Curator.
Modern painting in…