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Calixte Dakpogan

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Calixte Dakpogan
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Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenBenin Edit
Name wey dem give amCalixte Edit
Ein date of birth1958 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Ein occupationsculptor Edit
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Calixte Dakpogan (born 1958) be a Beninese sculptor dem know for ein installations as well as ein masks he make out of diverse den original found materials. A native of Pahou, he currently den live den dey work insyd Porto Novo. Chaw of ein work be inspired by ein Vodun heritage.

Na dem exhibit Dakpogan ein work for de "Ouidah '92" festival, wich celebrate Vodun art wey komot Benin den de African Diaspora insyd Ouidah, Benin insyd February 1993.[1] Chaw of ein masks be part of The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi wey na dem exhibit insyd major group shows insyd museums around de world.

Group exhibitions

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  • 2000: Rendering Visible : Contemporary Art from the Republic of Benin, October Gallery, London, UK
  • 2000: Partage d’Exotismes, 5th Biennale de Lyon, France
  • 2000: Fait Maison, Musée international des arts modestes, Sète, France
  • 2005: African Art Now : Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
  • 2005: Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
  • 2006/2007: 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
  • 2007: Masques rituels et contemporains, Fondation Jean Paul Blachère, Apt, France
  • 2007/2008: Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
  • 2010: African Stories, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech, Morocco

Bibliography

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  • 1994: Otro pais: escalas africanas, Exhibition catalogue.
  • 1992: Dakar Biennale (1). Dak’Art 92, Exhibition catalogue
  • 1995: Africus : Johannesburg Biennale, 1995 Exhibition catalogue.
  • 1996: Contemporary Art of Africa, André Magnin and Jacques Soulillou
  • 1997: Lumière Noire : Art Contemporain, Exhibition catalogue.
  • 1998: Bénin-Bénin, Gisteren-Tussen-Morgen. Exhibition catalogue. Fritz Bless et al.
  • 2000: Forjar el Espacio : La Escultura Forjada en el siglo XX, Exhibition catalogue.
  • 2000: Lyon Biennale d’Art Contemporain, (5) Partage d’Exotismes, Exhibition catalogue.
  • 2001: Rendering Visible : Contemporary Art from the Republic of Benin, Exhibition catalogue. Publish by The October Gallery.
  • 2005: African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Exhibition catalogue. Publish by Merrell.
  • 2006: 100% Africa, Exhibition catalogue. Published by TF Editores & FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
  • 2007: Why Africa?, Exhibition catalogue. Published by Electa & Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli.

References

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  1. ↑ Rush, Dana (Winter 2001). "Contemporary Vodun Arts of Ouidah, Benin". African Arts. 34 (4). UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center: 33. doi:10.2307/3337805. JSTOR 3337805.
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