Meschac Gaba

by Meschac Gaba

"Born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1961, Meschac Gaba moved to the Netherlands in 1996 to take up a residency at the Rijksakademie. It was there that he conceived 'The Museum of Contemporary African Art', an ambitious work which took him five years and which cemented his reputation as one of the most important African artists working today. Consisting of 12 sections, or actual rooms, the work challenges preconceived notions of what African art is and provides a new discursive space for social and cultural interaction, critiquing the museum's value both as an institution and as a symbol of cultural...