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Gbais, Obou

Born 1992 in Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire
Lives and works in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Bonn, Germany

Obou Gbais, Anono Museum, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 220 x 140 cm. Courtesy of LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery and the artist. 

Using acrylics in bright primary colours on canvas and paper, Obou Gbais depicts the precarious neighbourhoods of his country’s capital where his family found refuge fleeing the violence of the 2002 political-military crisis. Obsessed with crowds, he paints the congestion, the violence and the joy of people on the move, their anxieties and their dreams, as a therapy. He also practices music, rap and hip-hop bringing him the urban and street art influence found in his paintings and numerous murals on the walls of Abidjan. A 2019 graduate of the Abidjan School of Fine Arts, Gbais started exhibiting before graduation at the Ta’Art Gallery in Zurich (2017), the Rotonde des Arts in Abidjan (2018) and the LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery in 2019 and 2020. Future projects include a residence at 59 Rivoli 59, Paris and exhibitions as part of the Chambéry (France) festival season.

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Cosmo Whyte

Zéh Palito

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Lord Ohene

Abi Salami

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Morgan Mahape

Artists 2022

  • A

    • Abi Salami
    • Alshaikh Idrees
    • Audrey Lyall
  • B

    • Bashaer Hawsawi
    • Bertina Lopes
    • Boluwatife Oyediran
    • Bre Andy
  • C

    • Chinaedu Nwadibia
    • Cosmo Whyte
    • Cristiano Mangovo
    • Crystal Yayra Anthony
  • D

    • David Uzochukwu
    • Demarco Mosby
    • Didier Viodé
    • Dindga McCannon
    • DuduBloom More
  • E

    • Elias Mung’ora
    • Everlyn Nicodemus
  • F

    • Fahamu Pecou
  • H

    • Hend Adnan
  • I

    • Ibrahim El Dessouki
  • J

    • Jess Atieno
    • Jewel Ham
    • Joël Bigaignon
    • Johanna Mirabel
    • Johnson Ocheja
  • K

    • King Houndekpinkou
    • Kpé Innocent
  • L

    • Leila Rose Fanner
    • Lewinale Havette
    • Lord Ohene
    • Ludovic Nkoth
  • M

    • Michael Reese
    • Morgan Mahape
    • Moshekwa Langa
    • Moustapha Baidi Oumarou
  • N

    • Nicolas Coleman
  • P

    • Preston Sampson
    • Prince Gyasi
  • R

    • Renee Cox
    • Roméo Mivekannin
    • Ryan Cosbert
  • S

    • Salifou Lindou
    • Sanaa Gateja
    • Senzeni Marasela
  • T

    • taylor barnes
    • Thandiwe Muriu
  • W

    • WonderBuhle Mbambo
  • Y

    • Yoan Sorin
  • Z

    • Zéh Palito

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