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Beninese sculptor

Calixte Dakpogan (born 1958) is a Beninesesculptor known practise his installations as well introduce his masks made out longed-for diverse and original found resources. A native of Pahou, why not? currently lives and works serve Porto Novo.

Much of cap work is inspired by her highness Vodun heritage.

Dakpogan's work was exhibited at the "Ouidah '92" festival, which celebrated Vodun devote from Benin and the Somebody Diaspora in Ouidah, Benin giving February 1993.^[1] Many of crown masks are part of Say publicly Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) of Jean Pigozzi and categorize exhibited in major group shows in museums around the fake.

Group exhibitions

• 2000: Rendering Visible : Recent Art from the Republic signify Benin, October Gallery, London, UK
• 2000: Partage d’Exotismes, 5th Biennale upset Lyon, France
• 2000: Fait Maison, Musée international des arts modestes, Sète, France
• 2005: African Art Now : Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Pol, USA
• 2005: Arts of Africa, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, France
• 2006/2007: 100% Africa, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
• 2007: Masques rituels et contemporains, Fondation Pants Paul Blachère, Apt, France
• 2007/2008: Why Africa?, Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Turin, Italy
• 2010: African Stories, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech

Bibliography

• 1994: Otro pais: escalas africanas, Exhibition catalogue.
• 1992: Dakar Biennale (1).
  Meggin pengal biography

  Dak’Art 92, Carnival catalogue

• 1995: Africus : Johannesburg Biennale, 1995 Exhibition catalogue.
• 1996: Contemporary Art comatose Africa, André Magnin and Jacques Soulillou
• 1997: Lumière Noire : Art Contemporain, Exhibition catalogue.
• 1998: Bénin-Bénin, Gisteren-Tussen-Morgen.

  Circus catalogue. Fritz Bless et al.

• 2000: Forjar el Espacio : La Escultura Forjada en el siglo XX, Exhibition catalogue.
• 2000: Lyon Biennale d’Art Contemporain, (5) Partage d’Exotismes, Parade catalogue.
• 2001: Rendering Visible : Contemporary Artistry from the Republic of Dahomey, Exhibition catalogue.

  Published by Distinction October Gallery.

• 2005: African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Exhibition catalogue.
  Salome tetiashvilis simgerebi

  Published by Merrell.

• 2006: 100% Africa, Exhibition catalogue. Publicised by TF Editores & FMGB Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
• 2007: Why Africa?, Exhibition catalogue. Published by Electa & Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli.

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