La Tupina Restaurant (Tupiña Resto)

Catalogue

Year
2008
Dimensions
96 × 75 × 41.5 cm (38 × 29 1/2 × 16 in.)

Artist

Bodys Isek Kingelez
Bodys Isek Kingelez

Sculpture

Bodys Isek Kingelez or Jean Baptiste was a Congolese sculptor and artist known for his models of fantastic cities, made of cardboard, paper, tape and other commonplace materials. His work has been presented in numerous exhibitions around the globe, including exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the documenta XI in Kassel.

Democratic Republic of Congo

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U.N.

U.N.

1995 · Colored paper, paperboard, plastic, aluminum foil, metallic foil paper, foamcore, pencil, crayon, marker, adhesive, colored tape, metallic tape, fabric, copper wire, toothpicks, map pins, metal pins, and plastic bottle caps

WW-1995-M119183
Reveillon Fédéral

Reveillon Fédéral

1992 · Paper, colored paper, paperboard, printed commercial packaging, wood, plastic, aluminum foil, metallic foil paper, metallic foil cardboard, foamcore, crayon, marker, adhesive, tape, metallic tape, copper wire, coated wire, toothpicks, and pins

WW-1992-M118960
Kinshasa la Belle

Kinshasa la Belle

1991 · Paper, colored paper, paperboard, wood, colored plastic, metallic foil paper, foamcore, pencil, marker, adhesive, mesh fabric, and metal pins

WW-1991-M119267