1970s onwards · Kinshasa · DR Congo
Kinshasa popular painting
The movement
Kinshasa popular painting
1970s onwards · Kinshasa · DR Congo
Self-taught painters, many starting as sign painters, who painted the life, politics, scandal and humour of Kinshasa, often with written captions. Shown worldwide after the 1989 exhibition Magiciens de la Terre in Paris.
What to look for
Bright, crisp acrylic; speech bubbles and captions; city scenes, morals and satire; the artist often in the picture.
Masters of the school
- Chéri Samba reference ↗
- Chéri Chérin reference ↗
- Moke reference ↗
- Pierre Bodo reference ↗
- JP Mika reference ↗
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Works of the school
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