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Georges Adéagbo
Summary
Georges Adéagbo (born 1942) is a Beninese sculptor known for his work with found objects.
A native of Cotonou, Adéagbo studied law in Abidjan before moving to France to continue his studies. He returned to Benin in 1971 upon the death of his father, and began creating installations and environments in isolation from family and society. By the early 1990s, he had begun to receive recognition, culminating in the reception of the Prize of Honor at the Venice Biennale in 1999. Adéagbo gathers the material for his art wherever he travels.
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art 2000 and 2004, Museum Ludwig Cologne 2003, Blake Byrne, Los Angeles 1999 (donated to L.A. MoCA spring 2005), Galerie Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich 2005, Philadelphia Museum of Art 2006, Ulmer Museum 2007, Oslo National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design 2009, MAK Vienna 2009, MUSAC Leon 2011, KIASMA Helsinki 2011, GIZ Regional Office Cotonou 2012, Collection Cecile Fakhoury Abidjan 2013, Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester 2013.
Solo Exhibitions
1997
'Death and Resurrection' (La mort et la résurrection) Galerie Natalie Obadia, Paris
'Redemption, the Redeemer' (la rédemption, le rédempteur) le Quartier, centre d'art contemporain, Quimper, France
2000
'La rencontre de l'Afrique et du Japon' Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
'Abraham, l'ami de Dieu' P.S.1, New York, Long Island City.
2001
'L'Epoque Pythagoreene' Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck
2004
'"L'explorateur et les explorateurs devant l'histoire de l'exploration".. !-Le théâtre du monde.. !' Museum Ludwig, Köln
'Le Socialisme Africain', Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
2005
'Dieu-créateur dans la création' und 'AC-DC Archiv des Museum Ludwig' Galerie Elisabeth Kaufmann Zürich
2007
"Tout de Moi à Tous", Daadgallery Berlin
"La rencontre..!" Venise-Florence. Fondazione Querini Stampalia-Venice, Italy
2008
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