Jun 15, 2019
Meschac GABA Hirshhorn Museum 2017 braided wig of synthetic hair 22 x 13 x 13 inches; 55.9 x 33 x 33 cm
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Meschac GABA Hirshhorn Museum 2017 braided wig of synthetic hair 22 x 13 x 13 inches; 55.9 x 33 x 33 cm
Meschac Gaba, Souvenir Palace: Letter holder 4, 2014, oil paint on wood, 4 x 8 x 3 in
Meschac Gaba at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
Buildings and monuments in the U.S. capital inspired Rotterdam & Benin-based artist Meschac Gaba’s latest synthetic-hair sculptures. Including (right to left) the White House, the U.S. Capitol and St John Episcopal Church, the sculptures represent a merger of African craft and sites of power. (On view at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through July 28th). Installation view of Meschac Gaba at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, June, 2017 featuring at right, ‘White House,’ braided wig of synthetic hair, 35 x 20 x 14 inches, 2017.
Last Friday afternoon was spent getting lost in Tate Modern with a couple of friends, with no real aim but to see some art and have a cuppa in the Member’s Room. For me, though, this visit wa…
Meschac Gaba Tank From the Car Tresses series 2008 Braided artificial hair and mixed media 71 x 58 x 29cm
Meschac Gaba / The Car Tresses series
Meschac Gaba, Sweetness, 2006