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1948 Kimbembele-Ihunga, Belgium Congo - 2015 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Known for: Cardboard fantasy architectural models.
"Fantastical Cityscapes of? Cardboard and Glue at MoMA: The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the?harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.". The Audacious... Read full biography
"Fantastical Cityscapes of? Cardboard and Glue at MoMA: The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the?harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.". The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez • . New York Times Critic’s Pick, Exhibition Review by... Read full biography
"Fantastical Cityscapes of? Cardboard and Glue at MoMA: The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the?harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.". The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez • . New York Times Critic’s Pick, Exhibition Review by Roberta Smith, May 31, 2018. The Congolese polymath Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015) wasn’t shy about his greatness. Describing himself as “a small god,” and an “enlightened artist of new horizons,” he... Read full biography
"Fantastical Cityscapes of? Cardboard and Glue at MoMA: The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the?harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.". The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez • . New York Times Critic’s Pick, Exhibition Review by Roberta Smith, May 31, 2018. The Congolese polymath Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015) wasn’t shy about his greatness. Describing himself as “a small god,” and an “enlightened artist of new horizons,” he claimed of his work that “since time immemorial, no one has had a vision like this.” However immodestly, he spoke the truth, based on the evidence of the stunning “Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams,” a euphoric exhibition-as-utopian-wonderland at the... Read full biography
"Fantastical Cityscapes of? Cardboard and Glue at MoMA: The visionary Congolese artist speaks of both beauty and the?harsh realities of life in his Jetsonian cardboard cityscapes.". The Audacious Architectural Models of Bodys Isek Kingelez • . New York Times Critic’s Pick, Exhibition Review by Roberta Smith, May 31, 2018. The Congolese polymath Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015) wasn’t shy about his greatness. Describing himself as “a small god,” and an “enlightened artist of new horizons,” he claimed of his work that “since time immemorial, no one has had a vision like this.” However immodestly, he spoke the truth, based on the evidence of the stunning “Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams,” a euphoric exhibition-as-utopian-wonderland at the Museum of Modern Art. The first comprehensive Kingelez retrospective in the United States, it introduc... Read full biography
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Keywords (13)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Cardboard
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Paper as Art Media
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Added Description
- •Architectural Design, Drawing, Forms, Decoration
- •Miniature Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •African
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York