Artist
Georges Adéagbo
b. 1942 · Beninese
Georges Adéagbo creates sprawling installations from found books, newspapers, paintings, objects and handwritten texts gathered locally and during travel. His works build associative histories between places, cultures and events.
Installation; assemblage
Major Works
- 1999The Story of the Lion →
- 2002The Explorer and the Explorers Facing the History of Exploration →
- 1997The Colonialists and the Colonised →
- 2010sThe Revolution and the Revolutions →
- 2009Venice of Georges Adéagbo →
- 2000sIn the Beginning... and After →
- 2000sHistory of a History →
- 2000sThe Mission and the Missionaries →
- 1990s onwardFound-Object Histories →
- 1990s–2020sSite-Specific Archive Installations →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo