JAPANCONGO: Carsten Hollers double-take on Jean Pigozzis collection

from 06/02/2011 to 24/04/2011

German artisit Carsten Höller has created JapanCongo, an exhibit featuring works from the art collection of Jean Pigozzi.

The exhibit brings together the world of African and Japanese art under one roof. Fifteen Congolese artists will be displayed including the talents of Peter Bodo, Chéri Samba, Pathy Tshindele, Jean Depara, Cheik Ledy and Bodys Isek Kingelez. An equal number of Japanese artists will also be displayed with works from Natsumi Nagao, Nobuyoshi Araki, Akihiro Higuchi, Kazuna Taguchi, Kaneuji Teppei, Hiroki Tsukuda and Keiichi Tanaami.

JapanCongo opens in France at Le Magasin - Centre National d Art Contemporain in Grenoble, from February 6th to April 24th 2011. Then it will travel to Russia at The Garage - Center for Contemporary Culture of Moscow in June 2011 and Italy at the Palazzo Reale - CIMAC of Milan in September 2011.

Curator: Carsten Höller
Venue: CNAC - Le Magasin (Centre National d Art Contemporain)
Site Bouchayer -Viallet,
155, cours Berriat 38000 Grenoble
Tel: 04 76 21 95 84
Fax: 04 76 21 24 22
info@magasin-cnac.org

Link to the exhibition website

JAPANCONGO: Carsten Hollers double-take on Jean Pigozzis collection

from 08/07/2011 to 20/08/2011

JAPANCONGO, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow, Russia
(from 07/08/11 to 08/20/11)
German artist Carsten Höller has created JapanCongo, an exhibition featuring works from the art collection of Jean Pigozzi.

The exhibit brings together the world of African and Japanese art under one roof. Fifteen Congolese artists will be displayed including the talents of Peter Bodo, Chéri Samba, Pathy Tshindele, Jean Depara, Cheik Ledy and Bodys Isek Kingelez. An equal number of Japanese artists will also be displayed with works from Natsumi Nagao, Nobuyoshi Araki, Akihiro Higuchi, Kazuna Taguchi, Kaneuji Teppei, Hiroki Tsukuda and Keiichi Tanaami.

JapanCongo was first exhibited in France at Le Magasin in Grenoble. It will travel to Russia at The Garage - Center for Contemporary Culture of Moscow in summer 2011 and Italy at the Palazzo Reale - CIMAC of Milan in September 2011.

Location
Garage Center of Contemporary Culture
127055
19A Ulitsa Obraztsova
Moscow
T (+7 495) 645-05-20
E welcome@garageccc.com
Link to the exhibition website