AVAILABLEKWAME ACHEBE · 2023
Ancestral Sahel
Bronze cast (edition of 5) · 164 × 106 cm
Price Upon Request
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CENTRAL AFRICA · KINSHASA
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa SAPE, rumba, and urban surrealism.
An editorial gateway into the artists, works, and stories that define Democratic Republic of the Congo's contribution to the contemporary African movement — assembled with curatorial care by NUA-ARTE.
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ARTISTS
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WORKS
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FOR SALE
FEATURED ARTIST
Mayonga kingila
KINSHASA · DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Mayonga works between Kinshasa and the broader Central African scene. Working across painting, sculpture and mixed media, Mayonga's practice is a cornerstone of NUA-ARTE's programme for Democratic Republic of the Congo.
ALSO FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
- EMERGING →
Beni Memboka Age 60
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- EMERGING →
Nkulu Thicala Age 69
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- EMERGING →
SIMÃO ZMBU Age 56
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CURATED WORKS
Available from Democratic Republic of the Congo
AVAILABLE
AVAILABLEMANSA DLAMINI · 2021
Songs from Indigo
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 163 × 112 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEMANSA DLAMINI · 2025
Crimson Crossing
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 142 × 71 cm
Price Upon Request
AVAILABLEMANSA DLAMINI · 2024
Threaded Memory
Charcoal and ochre on paper · 88 × 134 cm
Price Upon Request
TARIQ SOW · 2025
Crimson Sahel
Archival pigment print · 122 × 111 cm
Exhibition only
AVAILABLETARIQ SOW · 2019
Rituals of Light
Bogolan textile on stretcher · 141 × 158 cm
Price Upon Request
EDITORIAL
Stories from Democratic Republic of the Congo
STORIES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
A studio afternoon in Kinshasa
Inside the studios shaping Democratic Republic of the Congo's new visual grammar — where inherited symbols meet a contemporary register.
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VOICES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Mayonga kingila on process and place
Kinshasa SAPE, rumba, and urban surrealism. A conversation on lineage, material, and the pull of the central African horizon.
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NEW PERSPECTIVES FROM DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Emerging voices around Kinshasa
Curatorial notes on the emerging generation reframing Democratic Republic of the Congo's cultural output for a global audience.
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Exhibitions linked to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ongoing — March 2027
Threads of Democratic Republic of the Congo
NUA-ARTE Pavilion · Kinshasa
Sept 2026 — Jan 2027
Central Currents
Group show · touring Central Africa
IMMERSIVE MODE
Step inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo pavilion.
A curated, room-by-room virtual walk through the featured artist, emerging voices, and available works from Democratic Republic of the Congo.