Day Sale: Re/Presentation of the Figure
Timed Online Auction, 4 - 20 March 2024
Re/Presentation of the Figure
About the SessionAll human bodies are shaped, fashioned and deciphered according to the prevailing cultural, social, and political order which inform the notion of the human form within a particular society.
There is an enduring presence of body images in the history of art often with entrenched visual conventions. Figuration is a powerful conceptual thread linking historical, traditional, modernist, and contemporary art in Africa. Since the early 90s the practice of art and how the body is expressed, viewed, and received entered a new paradigm. Artists broke away from 20th century conventions, challenged boundaries and interrogated what it means to be within social, class, racial, sexual and gender paradigms and explored identity within these cultural contexts.
Re/Presentation of the Figure exemplifies this conceptual thread as modern and contemporary artists express the body though painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and woven images.
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Notes
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré’s practice is concerned with documenting and preserving the cultural heritage of his native Bété community in Côte d’Ivoire, portraying its essence through his art. Bouabré’s multidisciplinary approach encompasses rigorous research and exploration of various knowledge systems. Noteworthy exhibitions include Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound at MOMA (2022), which showcased his prolific output spanning from the 1970s until his passing in 2014, as well as his participation in significant events such as Magiciens de la Terre at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1989) and representation in the Ivory Coast Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale (2022). Bouabré’s impact extends globally, with his work being prominently featured in esteemed collections such as the Jean Pigozzi Collection in Geneva, the François Pinault Foundation in Venice, and the Tate Modern in London, among others.
Provenance
Handpick Jpaka, Paris, 26 August 2014.
Private Collection.
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