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1. artsandculture.google.com › story › chéri-sambaChéri Samba - Painting Daily Life in Kinshasa — Google Arts ...

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   Samba’s paintings of this period reveal his perception of the social, political, economic and cultural realities of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), exposing all facets of everyday...

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/07/02 › artsWith Kuba Kings and Kehinde, a Painter Rises Above the Fray

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   Jul 2, 2021 · In Kinshasa, art is everywhere. Hilary Balu finds his focus uncovering the West’s powerful influences on African life.

4. www.nationalgeographic.com › kinshasa-congoKinshasa, Urban Pulse of the Congo - National Geographic

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   They evoke cluttered street scenes and the solitary toil of daily life—a Sisyphean yet exuberant cityscape, one that has produced some of Africa’s greatest artists.

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5. www.away.africa › 9-best-things-to-see-and-do-in9 Best Things to See and Do in Kinshasa, DRC - Away Africa

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   • Experience the Music Scene at Maquisards. Kinshasa is often considered the music capital of Africa, and a visit to Maquisards will quickly show you why.
   • Explore Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary. Located just outside Kinshasa, Lola ya Bonobo is a sanctuary dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of orphaned bonobos.
   • Visit the Kinshasa Fine Arts Academy. The Kinshasa Fine Arts Academy is a testament to the city’s thriving contemporary art scene. The academy showcases works from emerging and established Congolese artists, offering a window into the country’s complex history and diverse cultures.
   • Take a Boat Trip on the Congo River. The Congo River is one of Africa’s most iconic waterways, and a boat trip offers a unique perspective of Kinshasa and its surroundings.

6. www.huffpost.com › entry › kinshasa-artists-photos_nLOOK: 'This Is Kinshasa, City Of Art, Where Travail Is Muse'

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   Aug 24, 2013 · Amid the chaos of everyday life in Kinshasa, the artist has found one way to survive. This vibrant Congolese capital is home to 10 million people and a community that somehow finds creative inspiration in rampant poverty and institutional failure.

7. artdaily.cc › news › 137128With Kuba Kings and Kehinde, a Kinshasa painter rises above ...

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   He marveled at the 16th century images of men and women posed in gaudy, elaborate frocks. But he wondered, where were the Africans? He decided to find out. At about the same time velvet-robed European kings and queens were being feted in paintings, he learned, the Kuba kingdom was rising in Central Africa.

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   Is Kinshasa at noon a fictive painting?

   • USCN: Kinshasa at Noon depicts a major thoroughfare brimming with traffic congestion, where all kinds of daily economic activities recur. You look at that composition and you would think that it’s an image he painted from life, but that’s actually a fictive painting. Moké. Kinshasa at Noon. 1980

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   What is Kinshasa Fine Arts Academy?

   • The Kinshasa Fine Arts Academy is a testament to the city’s thriving contemporary art scene. The academy showcases works from emerging and established Congolese artists, offering a window into the country’s complex history and diverse cultures. The art pieces range from paintings and sculptures to multimedia installations.

   9 Best Things to See and Do in Kinshasa, DRC - Away Africa

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   Why was Kinshasa so popular in the 1960s?

   • In the 1960s, the city grew enormously. 400,000 inhabitants in 1960, one million in 1970.... So, there was an influx of rural people who were attracted to city life and the urban context. Kinshasa—Leopoldville at the time—was a huge ball of attraction for many, regardless of the political context.

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   Is Kinshasa a good place to live?

   • Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a city of contrasts and surprises. It’s a bustling metropolis where modernity meets tradition, where the Congo River’s mighty currents flow beside vibrant markets and contemporary art scenes. The city’s energy is palpable, and its cultural richness is evident at every turn.

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   Does Kinshasa have an art Ministry?

   • The purpose of the government’s art ministry is a source of ongoing puzzlement. Kinshasa’s two arts schools are in great part funded by tuition from the students’ parents. “There’s a lack of vision on the part of the government,” says Joseph Ibongo Gilungula, the director of the National Museums of Congo in Kinshasa.

   Kinshasa, Urban Pulse of the Congo - National Geographic

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   What is the Miracle of Kinshasa?

   • The miracle of Kinshasa is that it has not discarded hope along the way. On the contrary: This is a city of frenzied entrepreneurship, where everyone is a salesman of whatever merchandise comes along, an uncertified specialist—self-employed, self-styled—a creator amid chaos, an artist in a shed.

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9. www.moma.org › magazine › articlesMoké and Congolese Popular Painting | Magazine - MoMA

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   Aug 20, 2020 · USCN: Kinshasa at Noon depicts a major thoroughfare brimming with traffic congestion, where all kinds of daily economic activities recur. You look at that composition and you would think that it’s an image he painted from life, but that’s actually a fictive painting.