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| − | *2007 UN/FAIR TRADE, Die Kunst der Gerechtigkeit, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Autriche | + | *2007 UN/FAIR TRADE, Die Kunst der Gerechtigkeit, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Autriche |
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 8 May 2012
Romuald Hazoumé (born in Porto Novo, 1962) is an artist from the Republic of Bénin,[1] best known for his work La Bouche du Roi, a reworking of the 1789 image of the slave ship Brookes.[2]
La Bouche du Roi was widely exhibited in the United Kingdom as part of the centenary remembrance of the Slave Trade Act 1807 by Parliament.
Hazoumé is also known for his mask series which he started in the mid-1980s. These masks, made from discarded gasoline canisters, resemble those used in traditional African culture and ceremonies. In explaining these works, Hazoumé has said "I send back to the West that which belongs to them, that is to say, the refuse of consumer society that invades us every day."[3]
Hazoumé is among the artists represented in The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi.[4]
[edit] Exhibitions
Solo
- 2010 My Paradise - Made in Porto Novo, Gerisch-Stiftung, Neumünster, Germany
- 2009 Exit Ball, Aliceday, Brussels, Belgium
- 2007 La Bouche du Roi : An artwork by Romuald Hazoumé, The British Museum, London, England
- 2006 La Bouche du Roi, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France
- 2005 Romuald Hazoumé Installation Art, CAISA (City of Helsinki Cultural Office), Helsinki, Finlande
Group
- 2010/2011 The Land Between Us, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
- 2010/2011 The Global Africa Project, MAD – Museum of Arts and Design, New York
- 2010/2011 21st Century: Art in the First Decade, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australie
- 2010 African Stories, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech
- 2009 Against Exclusion, 3rd biennale of Contemporary Art, The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscouw, Russia
- 2008 PetrodollART, Galerie Motte et Rouard, Paris, France
- 2007/2008 Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
- 2007 UN/FAIR TRADE, Die Kunst der Gerechtigkeit, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Autriche
[edit] References
- ^ "La Bouche du Roi: an artwork by Romuald Hazoumé". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africanarts/news/17665.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "1807 Commemorated". 2007. http://www.history.ac.uk/1807commemorated/exhibitions/art/labouche.html. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ http://www.caacart.com/pigozzi-artist.php?i=Hazoume-Romuald&m=35
- ^ http://www.caacart.com/pigozzi-artist.php?i=Hazoume-Romuald&m=35
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| Name | Hazoume, Romuald |
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| Date of birth | 1967 |
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ChrisGualtieri 09 May, 2012
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romuald_Hazoum%C3%A9&diff=491404838&oldid=490626371
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