Tag: Abidjan Art Scene
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He Watched the Children Draw. Now He Teaches Them to Paint.
For more than two decades, the Ivorian artist Aboudia has painted the faces, symbols and urgent markings of childhood onto large canvases that now travel the global art circuit. Frequently compared — fairly or not — to Jean-Michel Basquiat, and shown at major international art fairs, he has built a visual language rooted not in…
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The Artist Within Society: Insights from Jacobleu
In October, Ivorian multidisciplinary artist Jacobleu was in Dakar as part of preparations for the upcoming first edition of West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST), a regional initiative supported by ECOWAS and UEMOA. His role in the organisation involves contributing to several artistic programmes and working closely with cultural actors across the region.…
Bridging Africa and The World Through Contemporary Art 