Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (Côte d'Ivoire 1923-2014), Drawings from the Knowledge of the World series, thirty-five ,2006 and 2007
Provenance : Provenance: Private collection, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Notes : COLLECTOR'S NOTE In 2022, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York presented Frédéric Bruly Bouabré: World Unbound, the first-ever survey of Bouabré’s work, showcasing the artist’s expansive production from the 1970s until his death in 2014. His work, Museum of (162) African Faces is part of the Tate Modern’s Permanent Collection in London. Bouabré’s work formed part of the Ivory Coast pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. Before that, he was also represented in the Ivory Coast Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, and in the main exhibition, The Encyclopaedic Palace, curated by Massimiliano Gioni in 2013. The artist was invited to participate in Documenta 11 in 2002, curated by Okwui Enwezor. In 1989 Bouabré’s work was featured in Magiciens de la Terre at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Thierry Bruly Bouabre. The artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré signing his drawings. Image Courtesy Art Life, Miami COLLECTIONS: The artist is represented in numerous local and international collections, notably, the Jean PIGOZZI Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; National Museum of Abidjan, Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Endowment fund, Collection Agnès b, Paris, France; François Pinault Foundation, Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy; Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands; Centro de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico and the Tate Modern, London.
Condition_report : The overall condition is good. Fraying along the edges of various cards.
