WAFRICA: The Blood Brothers & The Queens - Vernissage
By Full Circle Art Africa
Date and time
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 HKT
Location
La Galerie, Paris 1839
74 Hollywood Road, Central Hong Kong Island Hong KongDescription
Full Circle Art Africa is proud to invite you to the opening of its latest exhibition: WAFRICA – THE QUEENS & THE BLOOD BROTHERS, a solo exhibition by French-Cameroonian artist Serge Mouangue.
The exhibition presents for the first time in Hong Kong Serge Mouange’s acclaimed work “The Blood Brothers”, uniting the work of a Cameroon Bamileke master craftsman with that of Japanese lacquer master Masaru with 40 years’ experience, The Blood Brothers highlight the “3rd esthetic” history and beauty of two cultures to create something contemporary and unique.For 9 generations, the Masaru family have served the Tokugawa Shogun dynasty, working only with Japanese materials. Specially selected sculptures from Bamileke craftsmen meet a process practiced in Japan for thousands of years.
Presented together with the Artist first and unique print of “The Queens” - Tailored design cut, made in Kyoto in collaboration with 150 years' kimono experience Odasho. Each Queen questions the origins, influences and cultural heritage. In other words, “How do we come from?”.
Wafrica works draw on Japanese refinement and attention to detail combined with West Africa rhythmic density and vibration.
Supported by the charitable organization Leap Initiative Philanthropies, an opening reception and presentation in presence of the artist is scheduled on June 25th 2018 at:
La Galerie Paris 1839 at 18:00.
74 Hollywood Road, Central Hong Kong
By invitation only, RSVP is essential by June 23rd.
Private viewing: 25 – 27 June by appointment only, Call or WhatsApp +852 6035 2673
Open to public: 28 – 29 June
For any questions, please contact: preview@fullcircleartafrica.org
Come and join us!
Cecile, Yves & the Full Circle team
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Full Circle Art Africa is part of Leap Initiative’s organizational focus on facilitating cultural conservation and connection throughout Africa, Europe and Asia. With strategic partnerships and collaborations, the foundation aims to preserve and promote arts and culture from Africa and her diaspora. As Leap-supported projects are realized, ongoing support structures are provided in the form of expertise, advisory and networks to enable emerging artists and cultural organisations to realise their visions sustainably.