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Artists announced for the 5th Biennale de Lubumbashi

Artists announced for the 5th Biennale de Lubumbashi - Contemporary And

This year’s theme, Éblouissements, questions the creative ways that we find to face visible and invisible forces, the symbolic, the imaginary, the mental, or characters and things that govern our world. The fifth edition of Biennale de Lubumbashi offers a vast array of works, photographs, videos, interactive pieces, performances, installations, films, sculptures, paintings and innovative projects …

This year’s theme, Éblouissements, questions the creative ways that we find to face visible and invisible forces, the symbolic, the imaginary, the mental, or characters and things that govern our world.

The fifth edition of Biennale de Lubumbashi offers a vast array of works, photographs, videos, interactive pieces, performances, installations, films, sculptures, paintings and innovative projects coming from artist-researcher collaborations. These artworks, with their heterogeneous styles, reflect the reality of current artistic creation in DRC, in dialogue with productions by artists invited from different geopolitical horizons.

Participating artists:

Zemba Luzamba

Jean Katambayi Mukendi

Apitchatpong Weerasethakul

Maurice Mbikayi

Aurélien Gamboni

Simon Menner

Pascale Marthine Tayou

Anna Zaradny

Robin Rhode

Sammy Baloji

Hicham Berrada

Sarah Waiswa

Pathy Tshindele

Cinthia Marcelle

Tiago Mata Machado

Carsten Höller

Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo

Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Junior Kannah

Jeff Geys

Edmond Masumbuku

Tracey Rose

Cédrik Nzolo

Gulda El Magambo

Gosette Lubondo

Kiripi Katembo Siku

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