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Claes Contemporary & Modern Gallery: Congolese painters from the early 1970s to the present day
For the first time, the Claes Contemporary & Modern Gallery opens its doors to an exhibition bringing together Congolese painters from the early 1970s to the present day. At the dawn of Independence, as art academies flourished across the country, young artists sought to build artistic careers outside conventional codes and pictorial traditions. In 1978, the group exhibition « Art Partout » at the Kinshasa Academy of Fine Arts, bringing together both « academicians » and « self-taught » artists, introduced to the public many artists who proclaimed themselves as « popular artists ». Narrators of urban life and guardians of collective memory, their paintings reimagined the style of their predecessors from the Hangar workshop, embracing figurative art inspired by daily life, political events, and social realities—imagery in which the entire population could recognize itself...
Caption: Chéri Samba, "Quel avenir pour notre art?", 1997, Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 81 cm
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Didier Claes is an expert in African art, with a particular specialisation in works from Central Africa. Founded in 2002, his Brussels-based gallery has rapidly established itself as a privileged venue for the presentation of objects of exceptional quality from major Western collections. Since the early 2000s, Didier Claes has made a name for himself on the international scene by taking part in numerous art fairs, where he exhibits carefully chosen selections. He has also produced a number of landmark projects, including the exhibitions Mestach l'Africain in 2007 and Congo Mythical Masks in 2009 in Brussels, as well as Arts d'Afrique. Voir l'invisible at the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux in 2011, and Uzuri wa Dunia at the Ancienne Nonciature in Brussels. Committed to promoting African art, Didier Claes has contributed to the publication of reference works such as Empreintes d'Afrique: l'art tribal au fil des fleuves (2011, Éditions 5 continents) and Passion Partagée (2023, Éditions Fonds).
Founded : 2002
Specialisations
Tribal art
Associations
S.N.A. Syndicat National des Antiquaires Négociants en Objets d'Art Tableaux anciens et modernes de France, C.B.E.O.A Chambre Belge des Experts en Oeuvres d´Art , ROCAD (Royal Chamber of Art dealers)
Fairs
BRAFA - Brussels, La Biennale Paris, Akaa Art Fair - Paris, BRUNEAF - Brussels, International Antiques Fair - Hong Kong, Parcours des Mondes - Paris, TEFAF New York Fall, Tribal & Textile Arts Show - San Francisco, TEFAF Maastricht, Brussels Gallery Weekend - Brussels, Frieze Masters - London, 1-54 Paris