{"title":"Gérard Quenum","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInternationally acclaimed visual artist \u003c\/span\u003eGérard Quenum, is considered to be one of the founding fathers of West African abstract figuration. A movement of which he has been at the forefront for the past two decades.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuenum, \u003cspan\u003ewhose practice is based in Porto-Novo (Benin), is \u003c\/span\u003ea modest and quiet gentleman. Yet, his work frequently hauls front stage at major exhibitions in Paris, London and New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll together mesmerizing and disconcerting, the minimalistic yet highly energetic canvases by Gérard Quenum, interrogate us on notions of humanism, societal conundrums, death, grief and the afterlife. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften featuring chromatically pared down figures, evolving within abstracted vacuities, permeated by primary colors, Quenum's paintings, further extrapolate myriads of potential scenarios that unfold inside the viewer’s own mind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his practice, Gérard Quenum attempts to symbolize the reincarnation of life, through the whimsical tales of his native land, and its deep seated, rich historical traditions, by way of which the artist masterfully peers into the future. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn iconoclast, a luminary, a free thinker and an all around humanitarian, Gérard Quenum offers us in his oeuvre a compelling message of hope, peace and resilience against the overbearing reign of imperialism, totalitarianism, colonialism, racism, and other abusive forms of power, like police brutality and military oppressions, still plaguing the history of Mankind, even more so in our current day and age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Gérard Quenum's oeuvre has  been permanently incorporated into the preeminent collections of leading art institutions, the likes of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/term\/BIOG193459\"\u003eBritish Museum\u003c\/a\u003e and Tate Modern in the UK, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museum.stanford.edu\"\u003eStanford University\u003c\/a\u003e in the US, \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/museuafrobrasil.org.br\/pessoas-grupos-instituicoes-organizacoes\/gerard-quenum\/\"\u003eMuseum Afro-Brasil\u003c\/a\u003e, São Paolo, Brazil, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bergendal.wereldmuseum.nl\"\u003eAfrika Museum\u003c\/a\u003e, Netherlands. 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