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Artist
Chéri Samba
b. 1956, Kinto Mvulta, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Congolese
Chéri Samba emerged in Kinshasa in the 1970s from the city’s sign-painting and popular-art culture. His brightly colored paintings frequently include French or Lingala text and address politics, everyday life, art-world visibility, AIDS, corruption and his own role as an artist.
Painting
Major Works
- 2003J’aime la couleur
- 2004Problème d’eau
- 1997Quel avenir pour notre art?
- 2000sLes Économistes
- 2002Little Kadogo
- 2011La vraie carte du monde
- 2002Réorganisation
- 1990Pourquoi ai-je signé un contrat?
- 1989L’Espoir fait vivre
- 1980s–2020sSelf-Portrait paintings
Interviews & Writing
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