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* 2015 ''Egungun Masquerades'', SMAC Gallery, [[Cape Town]], South Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smacgallery.com/exhibition/leonce-raphael-agbodjelou-egungun-masquerades-03-09-15-17-10-15/|title=Egungun Masquerades|work=SMAC Gallery}}</ref>
* 2015 ''Egungun Masquerades'', SMAC Gallery, [[Cape Town]], South Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smacgallery.com/exhibition/leonce-raphael-agbodjelou-egungun-masquerades-03-09-15-17-10-15/|title=Egungun Masquerades|work=SMAC Gallery}}</ref>
* 2017 ''The Egungun Project: One man show'', Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs, [[Wiesbaden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klauskleinschmidt.de/ausstellungen.html|title=Upcoming exhibitions|work=Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs}}</ref>
* 2017 ''The Egungun Project: One man show'', Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs, [[Wiesbaden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klauskleinschmidt.de/ausstellungen.html|title=Upcoming exhibitions|work=Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs}}</ref>
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* 2013 ''Native Nostalgia'', Museum of African Design, [[Johannesburg]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/14/world/africa/africa-first-design-museum-creative/|title=Africa's 'first design museum' stirs continent's creative pulse|author=Teo Kermeliotis and Errol Barnett|work=CNN.com|date=2013-11-14|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2013 ''Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013'', [[National Portrait Gallery, London]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2013/12/14/10-fantastic-portraits-from-the-taylor-wessing-photographic-portrait-prize-2013/|title=10 fantastic portraits from the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013|work=Time Out London|date=2013-12-14|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2015 ''Staring Back: The Creation and Legacy of Picasso's Demoiselles d'Avignon'', [[Fleming Museum of Art]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/art-review-staring-back-fleming-museum/Content?oid=2519207|title=Art Review: 'Staring Back,' Fleming Museum|author=Kevin J. Kelley|work=Seven Days Vermont|date=2015-02-11|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2015 ''Disguise: Masks and Global African Art'', [[Seattle Art Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/article27431083.html|title=Seattle Art Museum opens "Disguise: Masks and Global African Art"|author=Rosemary Ronnekanti|work=The News Tribune|date=2015-06-16|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2016 ''Disguise: Masks and Global African Art'', [[Brooklyn Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-the-brooklyn-museum-is-transforming-the-way-we-think-about-african-art|title=The Brooklyn Museum's African Mask Show Is a Complex, Powerful Exploration of Identity|author=karen Kedmey|work=The Artsy|date=2016-05-03|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2017 ''Regarding Africa'', [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apollo-magazine.com/afrofuturism-african-art-israel/|title=Afrofuturism takes on a new meaning in Israel|author=Mary Pelletier|work=The Apollo Magazine|date=2017-02-21|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
* 2017 ''African-Print Fashion Now!'', [[Fowler Museum at UCLA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/african-print-fashion-now-a-story-of-taste-globalization-and-style|title=Colorful African-print fashions coming to the Fowler Museum at UCLA|author=Erin Connors|work=UCLA Newsroom|date=2017-03-14|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref>
*2020 ''Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection,'' The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas<ref>{{Cite web|title=Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum’s Collection|url=https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/through-african-lens-sub-saharan-photography-mfah-collection|access-date=2020-06-13|website=The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston}}</ref>


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== References ==

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Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou (dem born am insyd 1965), be a Beninese photographer.

Biography

Dem born Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou insyd Porto-Novo insyd 1965.[citation needed] He be de son of Benin photographer Joseph Moise Agbodjelou (1912–2000).[citation needed] He does not have a formal education den be train by ein father.[citation needed] They travel together plus portable studio. They use a traditional colorful fabrics as a background for de people portraits wey dem make. Leonce Agbodjelou found de first Photography School insyd Benin.[1] He serves as de President of de Photographer's Association of Porto-Novo.[2]

Work

Agbodjelou's portraiture series, Citizens of Porto-Novo depicts people of Benin's capital. He be using a daylight studio den a medium format film camera for de project. Ein 'Musclemen' shows staged studio photograph of muscular men, wich be popular theme insyd de West Africa.[3] De 'Egungun' project are photographs of de masqueraders, depicting divine ancestors of Yoruba-speaking people. They usually appear at funerals to guide deceased to de spirit world. They san fi appear at any time to protect people from misfortunes.[4]

Exhibitions

Solo

  • 2011 Egungun Project. A Sumptuous Masquerade, Jack Bell Gallery, London[5]
  • 2015 Egungun Masquerades, SMAC Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa[6]
  • 2017 The Egungun Project: One man show, Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs, Wiesbaden[7]

Group

References

  1. ↑ "Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou". Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou". Art Base Africa.
  3. ↑ Todd Leopold (2014-11-12). "Musclemen: 'Strength, power, pride'". CNN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  4. ↑ Evelyne Politanoff (2011-11-28). "Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou: Egungun Project. A Sumptuous Masquerade". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Egungun Project by Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou". Another Magazine. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Egungun Masquerades". SMAC Gallery.
  7. ↑ "Upcoming exhibitions". Kleinschmidt Fine Photographs.
  8. ↑ Teo Kermeliotis and Errol Barnett (2013-11-14). "Africa's 'first design museum' stirs continent's creative pulse". CNN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  9. ↑ "10 fantastic portraits from the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013". Time Out London. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  10. ↑ Kevin J. Kelley (2015-02-11). "Art Review: 'Staring Back,' Fleming Museum". Seven Days Vermont. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  11. ↑ Rosemary Ronnekanti (2015-06-16). "Seattle Art Museum opens "Disguise: Masks and Global African Art"". The News Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  12. ↑ karen Kedmey (2016-05-03). "The Brooklyn Museum's African Mask Show Is a Complex, Powerful Exploration of Identity". The Artsy. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  13. ↑ Mary Pelletier (2017-02-21). "Afrofuturism takes on a new meaning in Israel". The Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  14. ↑ Erin Connors (2017-03-14). "Colorful African-print fashions coming to the Fowler Museum at UCLA". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  15. ↑ "Through an African Lens: Sub-Saharan Photography from the Museum's Collection". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
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