{"product_id":"eddy-kamuanga-ilunga-hardcover","title":"Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSammy Baloji\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eSandrine Colard\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eGerard Houghton\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first international monograph dedicated to Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, one of the most enterprising and exciting young artists working in Africa today. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEddy Kamuanga's large-scale figurative paintings display a wealth of historical understanding in a sophisticated interplay of strikingly colored forms juxtaposed on gray negative space.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKamuanga's work taps into the rich yet complex colonial history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC. His politically nuanced and culturally sensitive work explores the seismic shifts in economic, political, and cultural identity in the DRC since colonization. Increasingly globalized in outlook, many in the DRC today are rejecting their ancestral heritage in favor of modernity, a conflict that fuels Kamuanga's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe DRC is the world's largest exporter of coltan, a mineral critical to the production of computer chips and mobile phones. In all of Kamuanga's works, the skin of each figure is embedded with integrated circuits, referring to the harsh conditions experienced by workers who mine coltan by hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEddy Kamuanga has been recognized internationally as one of the most interesting young contemporary African talents of today, and his reputation is growing fast worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis work has been shown across Africa, notably at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), South Africa, and has been included in exhibitions in Europe and the United States, at institutions such as Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles; Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; Saatchi Gallery, London; and Royal Academy of Arts, London. He is represented by October Gallery, London.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSammy Baloji \u003c\/b\u003eis an international contemporary artist. \u003cb\u003eSandrine Colard \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian of modern and contemporary African arts.\u003cb\u003e Gerard Houghton \u003c\/b\u003eis director of special projects at October Gallery.\u003cb\u003e Gabriela Salgado \u003c\/b\u003eis a curator based in London. \u003cb\u003eGus Casely-Hayford \u003c\/b\u003eis a museum director, cultural historian, broadcaster, and lecturer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 12.4 x 9.73 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461700501682,"sku":"9788891833976","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/38f12d8a05b86df7c68f01f9cccb7402.webp?v=1778953326","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/eddy-kamuanga-ilunga-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}