Romuald Hazoumè
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Romuald Hazoumè
Born in 1962 in Benin, West Africa, Romuald Hazoumè, is considered one of Africa’s leading visual artists. A winner of the prestigious 2007 Arnold-Bode-Prize at Documenta 12 in Germany, Hazoumè first came to the attention of the wider art world in 1992, when his politically astute works were first exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery’s “Out of Africa” show. Already a full-time artist by then, Hazoumè’s works have since been shown in major museums and galleries all over the world and has works in the collections of the likes of David Bowie and Iman. Hazoumè’s works appear to be humorous and witty commentaries on current political issues in his home…