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Kingelez, Bodys IsekMAGNIN-A

Born 1948 in Kimbembele Ihunga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Died 2015 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bodys Isek Kingelez, Untitled, 2001, Plastic, cardboard and paper, 44 x 12 x 12 cm. Courtesy MAGNIN-A  

Kingelez has created hundreds of models from found materials in which paper, cardboard, and plastic are used to construct the present, the future, and the hopes of an African renewal. Incorporating his models—some playful, some imposing—he imagines entire cities with carefully conceived urban grids. Avenues, parks, waterways, stadiums, and monuments are also part of Kingelez’s meticulous vision. Together these elements fulfil the functions of Kingelez’ utopian metropolis. Notable exhibitions include Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams, MoMA, New York (2018); Making Africa, A Continent of Contemporary Design, Travelling Exhibition, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, USA (2015-2019); Art/Afrique : le nouvel atelier, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris (2017) and Beauté Congo 1926-2015, Congo Kitoko, Fondation Cartier, Paris (2015-2016).

Selected Artists

Peskine, Alexis

Koko Bi, Jems Robert

Nzebo, Boris

Plaisir, Marielle

Lundangi, Franck

Aboudia

Charlotte, Robert

Fouad, Samir

Artists 2019

  • A

    • AbdelBaky, Hayam
    • Aboudia
    • Adams, Derrick
    • Adebowale, Tyna
    • Adjovi, Laeïla
    • AlAmir, Sahar
    • Asidere, Duke
  • B

    • Bam, Ranti
    • Barontini, Raphael
    • Boua, Armand
  • C

    • Charlotte, Robert
    • Choumali, Joana
    • Cissé, Soly
  • D

    • Dalléas Bouzar, Dalila
    • Désert, Jean-Ulrick
    • Diack, Aliou
    • Dicko, Saïdou
  • E

    • El Kamel, Slimen
    • Elemam, Mutaz
  • F

    • Fouad, Samir
  • G

    • Gacha, Beya Gille
    • Gbré, François-Xavier
    • Goodman, Frances
  • H

    • Hajjaj, Hassan
    • Hazoumè, Romuald
    • Henri Abraham Univers
    • Hugo, Pieter
  • K

    • Kamuanga Ilunga, Eddy
    • Keïta, Seydou
    • Kganye, Lebohang
    • Khanyile, Phumzile
    • Kingelez, Bodys Isek
    • Koko Bi, Jems Robert
  • L

    • Lemaoana, Lawrence
    • Liebenberg, John
    • Lundangi, Franck
  • M

    • Makouvia, Ferdinand Kokou
    • Marasela, Senzeni
    • Mayet, Jorge
    • Mejri, Thameur
    • Messouma Manlanbien, Marie-Claire
    • Meyer, Kyle
    • Mgoboza, Siwa
    • Michéa, Vincent
    • Monteiro, Fabrice
    • Mudariki, Richard
    • Mujunga, Henry ‘Mzili’
  • N

    • Newsome, Rashaad
    • Nkot, Jean David
    • Nzebo, Boris
  • O

    • Ogunji, Wura-Natasha
    • Ojeikere, J.D. ‘Okhai
    • Okpu-Egbe, Adjani
  • P

    • Peskine, Alexis
    • Plaisir, Marielle
    • Platter, Cameron
  • R

    • Rust, Tajh
  • S

    • Samba, Chéri
    • Sanogo, Amadou
    • Shikhani, Ernesto
    • Shimoyama, Devan
    • Shonibare MBE, Yinka
    • Sidibé, Malick
    • Sime, Elias
    • Sorin, Yoan
    • Sory, Sanlé
  • T

    • Takele, Nirit
    • Tshabangu, Andrew
  • V

    • van Hove, Eric
    • Vandy, LR
  • Z

    • Zinkpè, Dominique

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