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Moke

Moke (1950 - 2001) was active/lived in Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.  Moke is known for Paintings of contemporary life in home country.

Born Monsenguro Kejwamfi in Bandundu province, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, . Moké (acroynym for Monsengwo Kejwamfi), was among the leading artists of the school of popular painting that sprung up in Kinshasa in the first decades of Zaïre's independence.

The painting titled Les Sapeurs, dated 1999, was completed only two years after the fall of Zaire's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko (president from 1965- 1997). Under his leadership he sought to eradicate as much colonial cultural influence as possible, and was known for his tendency towards large scale events of 'staged popularism'.

Moké is probably best known for his work of 1982 entitled Mitterrand and Mobutu, which depicts the motorcade of the French Prime Minister and Mobutu riding through the streets of Kinshasa.

Moké renders the scene so hyperbolic, in overly bright green with caricatured figures, that it undermines the power of both political   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2812 characters.]  Artist bio

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