MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE
1975
Gonçalo Mabunda naît le 1 janvier 1975 à Maputo au Mozambique. Il est témoin, au cours de sa jeunesse, des violences de la guerre civile. Il intègre en 1995 le projet Arms into Art, qui à partir d’armes récupérées à la fin de la guerre, vise à créer des œuvres d’art. Se saisissant d’instruments de destruction, et en s’appuyant sur l’imagerie de l’artisanat traditionnel africain, Mabunda élabore des figures anthropomorphiques ainsi que des trônes symbolisant le pouvoir et dénonçant l’absurdité de la guerre.
Ses œuvres sont exposées notamment, dans les collections permanentes du Centre Pompidou à Paris, du Musée d’art et du Design de New York, du Victoria et Albert Museum de Londres ainsi que du Tropen Museum d’Amsterdam . Il participe pour la première fois en 2015 à la Biennale de Venise et est invité, en 2019, à y représenter son pays. A l’occasion de la foire d’art de Cape Town de 2018, Caroline Smulders organise un solo show autour de l’œuvre de Gonçalo Mabunda.
WORKSHOP:
2006
- ‘Peace Camp’ Motevideo – Urugay
2002
- ‘Semana da Francofonia’ (C.C.F. Mozambican) Maputo – Mozambique
2001
- ‘Transforming Arms into Art’ (Art Nucleus) Maputo – Mozambique
- ‘Experience’ – Sharing workshop (Saskatoon) Saskatoon – Canada
2000
- ‘An artist, a gesture’ (Art Nucleus) Maputo – Mozambique
- ‘Transforming arms into Art’ (Art Nucleus) Maputo – Mozambique
1998
- ‘Transforming arms into Art’(Art Nucleus) Maputo – Mozambique
1997
- ‘Dutch – Mozambican workshop’ (C.C.F.Mozambican) Maputo – Mozambique
1996
- ‘Experience – sharing workshop (Tecknikon Natal) Durban – South Africa
1995
- ‘Ujamaa IV workshop’Gate Fundation (Art Nucleus) Maputo – Mozambique
EXPOSITIONS PERSONNELLES
2017
- “O Aceitador do Medo” – Museu Abilio de Matos e Silva – Óbidos – Portugal
- Jack Bell Gallery – “The Emperor of the Sands” – London- Angleterre
- “From Africa with Love”, Pop-up exhibition by TARA gallery – Lisbon
2015
- Fundaçao Fernando Leite Couto (Saudades do tempo da carta)Maputo- Mozambique
- Galerie du Passage (Game of thrones) Paris – France
2014
- Teatro Ribeiro conceiçao, Lamego – Portugal
2013
- Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso,Boticas – Portugal
2012
- Bozart Gallery,Lisbon – Portugal
- Jack Bell Gallery, London – UK
2008
- Centro cultural Franco Moçambicano – Mozambique
- Afronova Gallery, Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
2005
- Gallery La Nuvola, Rome – Italie
- 23 Gallery, Amsterdam – Pays Bas
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES
2018
- Gangwon International Biennale 2018 – Corée du Sud
2017
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – London – Angleterre
- “Utopia/Dystopia”, MAAT – Lisboa – Portugal
- “Africa. Telling a world”, PAC – Milan – Italie
- ArtGenève, Genève – Suisse
- Lumières d’Afriques, Dakar – Senegal
2016
- 1:54 Art fair London
- 1:54 Art fair New York
- Palazzo Reale di Milano “2050” Milan – Italie
- Johannesburg art fair, Johannnesburg – Afrique du Sud
- Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes “Materias Transitórios”, Lisboa – Portugal
- Guggenheim bilbao”Making Africa A continent” Bilbao – Espagne
2015
- Théâtre National de Chaillot, « Lumières d’Afriques » Paris – France
- 1:54 Art fair (African conteporaneo art) London – Angleterre
- Jack Bell Gallery “Studio Lumiere” London – Angleterre
- Bienale de Venezia (All The World’s Futures) Venice – Italie
- Vitra Desing Museum(Making Africa) – Allemagne
- Galeria Tilandia ”Telas e Metais” Maputo – Mozambique
2014
- 34 Fineart Cape town – Afrique du Sud
- Ethan Cohen “Batik d’Afrique” New York – Etats-unis
- London Art Fair,London- Angleterre
- Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg- Afrique du Sud
- Galeria 111, Lisboa-Portugal
2013
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry – Angleterre
- Art Warning the world Paris – France
- London Art fair London – Angleterre
2012
- Kulunguana Gallery “O Circulo” Maputo – Mozambique
- “Made in África” Sandton Art Gallery, Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- Marrakech Art Fair Marrakech – Maroc
2011
- Johannesburg Art Fair Johannesburg – South África
- Intoto Gallery Johannesburg – South África
- CCFM “3D” Maputo-Mozambique
- Project ‘Karl Marx dezoito trinta e quatro’Núcleo de arte,Maputo – Mozanbique
2010
- Johannesburg Art Fair Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- Project ˝Karl Marx dezoito trinta e quatro˝ Atelier 1834 , Maputo – Mozambique
- Kulunguana Gallery Maputo – Mozambique
- African Stories,Casa-blaca, Maroc
- CCFM ˝Materias ordinários para vidas Extraordinárias˝, Maputo – Mozambique
- Biscuiterie Gallery ˝World festival of Black arts and Cultures˝ , Dakar – Senegal
- MAD Museum The global Africa Project New York – Etats Unis
- Art Fair Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- Nacional Museum,Movart Bienal, Maputo – Mozambique
- Clube Ferroviario,Ocupações Temporárias, Maputo – Mozambique
2009
- MAD Museum, ˝Second Life˝ New York – Etats Unis
- Spier old wine cellar Gallery, Stellenbosch – Afrique du Sud
- Afronova Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- Galery la Nuvola Rome, Italie
2008
- Design Art Fair Miami/Basel – Etats Unis
- London Design Festival, London – Angleterre
- Pirimeter editions,Paris – France
- Duam Museum’’Afric’Art’’ (Quay Branly) Paris- France
- Artfair Basel, Basel – Suisse
- Museum of art and Art Design, New York – Etats Unis
- Museum Kunstbanken, Hamar – Norvège
- Gallery De Crescenzo&Viesti, Roma – Italie
- ‘AK-47 project, San Sebastian – Espagne
- Museum National of Art, Arte e Animais, Maputo – Mozambique
- C.C.Franco Mozambican, OFF Africaremix , Maputo – Mozambique
2007
- , Anual Musart,National Museum, Maputo – Mozambique
- ‘Brother in Arms, Núcleo de Arte, Maputo – Mozambique
- ‘Africaremix, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- ‘Museum Het Domein – Pays Bas
- ‘Doors of the World’ – Luxembourg
- ‘Museum Le memorial de Caen – France
- ‘Afronism, Afronova Gallery’, Johannesburg – South Africa
- Centro Cultural de Neumunster – Luxembourg
2006
- ‘Africa remix’ Mori museum, Tokyo, – Japon
- ‘Bang bang, Museum of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne – France
- ‘Bang Bang’ Museum international des Arts Modestes – France
- ‘ 9 Biennial, Havana – Cuba
- ‘ As Portas do Mundo’ C.C.F. Mozambican, Maputo – Mozambique
- ‘V Gallery, Cape Town – Afrique du Sud
2005
- ‘Africaremix Geoges Ponpidou Center, Paris – France
- ‘Arm Museum, Stockholm – Sweden
- ‘Africaremix, Hayward Gallery, London – Angleterre
- ‘Istituto Galileo Galilei, Roma – Italie
- ‘Tempiefto del carmelo, Roma – Italie
- ‘Officina 14, Roma – Italie
- ‘As portas do Mundo’ Palacio D.Manuel, Evora – Portugal
2004
- ‘Nostra aetate’ Dionysia Center, Roma – Italie
- ‘Africaremix’Museum Kunst Palast, Dusserdorf – Allemagne
- ‘Africa Festival’ Museum Capetolin, Roma – Italie
- ‘Forum Barcelona, Barcelona – Espagne
- ‘Army Museum Delft, Delft – Pays Bas
- ‘Alliance Francese, Dar Es Salaam – Tanzanie
- ‘Alliance Francese – Maurice
- ‘Alliance Francese, Nairobi – Kenya
- ‘Alliance Francese, Adisa Abeba – Ethiopie
- ‘Alliance Francese’ Cape town – Afrique du Sud
- ‘Alliance Francese’ – Burundi
- ‘Alliance Francese’ – Djibuti
- ‘Alliance Francese’ – Namibie
- ‘Alliance Francese’ – Uganda
- ‘Alliance Francese’ Culture Center Albert Camus, Antananarivo – Madagascar
- ‘Felix Foundation, (Niza) Amsterdam – Pays Bas
- ‘Marocos’ Casa branca – Maroc
- ‘Menso de le munde, Paris – France
2002
- ‘Playtime, Johannesburg – Afrique du Sud
- ‘Dionsya Center, Roma – Italie
- ‘Oxo gallery, London – Angleterre
2001
- ‘International Conference for destruction of arms, New York – Etats Unis
- ‘Arm into Art, Vancouver, British Columbia – Canada
- ‘Word wide Video festival film projection, Amsterdam – Pays Bas
2000
- Arm into Art, Toronto – Ontario – Canada
- Arm into Art’ Saskatoon – Canada
- Arm into Art’ Moncton, New Brunswick – Canada
- ‘Arm into Art’ Montreal, Quebec – Canada
- ‘Arm into Art’ Winniped Monitoba, Canada
1996
- ‘Association of Photography
1997
- Durban Art Gallery, Llurbat,Durban – Afrique du Sud
PRIX
2006
- ‘Gala TV zine’ the best Mozambican artist
2010
- Premio espencial da Cultura Milan – Italy
COLLECTIONS PUBLIQUES ET PRIVÉES
PAYS BAS
- Tropen Museum, Amsterdam
- Army Museum, Delft
FRANCE
- Tilder Collection, Paris
- Museum of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne
- Museum international des art modestes
- Museum Le Memorial de Caen
- Duam colection, Nice
ITALIE
- Tempieto del Carmelo,Nel cuore dell’ex guetto, Roma
- Museum of Vaticano, Vaticano
NORVÈGE
- Public Art Norway, Hamar
- The province Government, Hamar
SUISSE
- Pegozzi Collection, Genève
SUÈDE
- Army Museum, Stockholm
PORTUGAL
- Projustitiae Fundation, Porto
- Parque da Davesa, Famalicao
ROYAUME UNI
- Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grants fund
ÉTATS UNIS
- MAD Museum, New York
- Brooklyn Museum, New York
CHINE
- International Sculpture park, Changchum
MOZAMBIQUE
- National Museum, Maputo
URUGUAY
- National Museum of Uruguay, Montevideo