Yo-Yo Gonthier
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.The monochromatic photograph depicts a group of people gathered around several large, inflated spherical structures. The black-and-white tones and the blurred edges create an atmospheric, almost dreamlike quality to the scene. The curving, organic shapes of the spheres contrast with the silhouetted human figures, hinting at a sense of wonder and exploration. The title "A ton avis, à quoi ressemble cette chose?" (To your eyes, what does this thing resemble?) invites the viewer to consider the meaning and purpose of the unusual structures, suggesting a playful or enigmatic interpretation. The overall composition and the juxtaposition of the natural and the artificial elements suggest an artistic exploration of perception, scale, and the relationship between people and their environment. ...
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Yo-Yo Gonthier
1974 , NigerYo-Yo Gonthier's art is freely inspired by the exploration in general: quests, discoveries and travels that are as much concrete as they are fantasised. By means of film, drawing, engraving, photography and performance, he invites us to a historical reading of forms and universal matters. Through both actions and symbols, forms lead to the rethinking of the dreaming state here and now, within its repetition or experience in different geographical sites. Yo-Yo Gonthier is a composer of lines, senses and sounds: the materiality of his works results from those. A paper print appears from an engraved object, as if it were photographed or pinned. Reproducibility testifies to a return to the essence of forms. ...
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Galerie Cécile Fakhoury
Abidjan, Paris, DakarGalerie Cecile Fakhoury opened its doors in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in September 2012. In May 2018, the gallery inaugurated its second space in Dakar, Senegal and a showroom in Paris, France. Shortly after, in March 2020, a new project space dedicated to emerging artists from Africa opened in Abidjan. In October 2021, Galerie Cecile Fakhoury inaugurated another gallery, opening in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on Avenue Matignon. The gallery promotes contemporary art from Africa and the Diaspora by providing visibility to the artistic diversity and creative spirit from the continent. Through its programming of solo and group exhibitions, participation in international art fairs, biennales, and collaboration with international galleries, Cecile Fakhoury is a leading force putting contemporary African art on the global map. The artists represented by the gallery are distinguished by their cultural identities and stories, they create a new language that crosses geographical boundaries and familiarities. They are observers of the world they live in, critics of society, and committed to their positions living within complex histories. In turn, they ask us to reconsider our own relation to the world. ...