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| Romuald Hazoumé Alexandria, 1995 Found material and vinyl construction £5,000-£7,000 |
Beninese artist Romuald Hazoumé is probably best known for his sculptural assemblages of commonplace found objects, such as Alexandria. Much like Marcel Duchamp and his ‘Readymades’, Hazoumé appropriates familiar objects and reconfigures them, creating a dialogue between art history and the history of colonialism in Africa, as well as contemporary African politics, especially those surrounding oil.
Alexandria is indicative of Bowie’s far-reaching collecting interests, as well as his love of works with multiple layers of meaning and a sense of mischief and play. Bowie’s approach to contemporary African art – as with all other elements of the collection – was marked by a deep intellectual rigour, exemplified by his five-page review of the inaugural Johannesburg Biennale for Modern Painters in 1995.
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Photograph from Sotheby's Hong Kong.