John Goba - Artist Info

About John Goba

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    John Goba was born 1944, he lives and works in Freetown, Sierra Leone. At the age of thirty, Goba had a revelatory experience that led him to create Ode-lay masks for initiation rituals and masquerades and extraordinary costumes for these secret societies. Goba's work has featured in numerous group exhibitions, including; Out of Africa, Saatchi Collection, London, UK (1992), both the Lyon (2000) and Venice (2001) Biennales and African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection, Museum of Fine Art Houston, USA (2005).http://theauctionroom.com/auctions/9...

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