This event is in the past.It took place on March 4, 2021 at Galerie Imane Farès.
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionSammy Baloji's copper sculptures trace an unexpected thread from Congo's mining exploitation to New Orleans brass bands. Two caged instruments on the Grand Palais stairway turn history into haunting metaphor.
Postcolonial art
Historical critique
Sculptural installation
Afro-diasporic themes
Tips
🔍the brass reveals scarifications up close
🎵Mo Laudi's soundtrack deepens the Congo-NOLA connection
🏛️the 1897 palace setting adds ironic colonial context
Sammy Baloji: Johari – Brass Band
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionSammy Baloji's copper sculptures trace an unexpected thread from Congo's mining exploitation to New Orleans brass bands. Two caged instruments on the Grand Palais stairway turn history into haunting metaphor.
Postcolonial art
Historical critique
Sculptural installation
Afro-diasporic themes
Tips
🔍the brass reveals scarifications up close
🎵Mo Laudi's soundtrack deepens the Congo-NOLA connection
🏛️the 1897 palace setting adds ironic colonial context
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