Georges Adeagbo

สถานที่: Cotonou

เกิด: 1942

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Georges Adéagbo is a Beninese sculptor known for his work with found objects. He was born in Cotonou, Benin in 1942. Adéagbo studied law in Abidjan before moving to France to continue his studies in political science. He returned to Benin in 1971 upon the death of his father, and began creating installations and environments in isolation from family and society. By the early 1990s, he had begun to receive recognition after being accidentally discovered by a French curator who stumbled upon Adeagbo's courtyard. In 1999, he received the Prize of Honor at the Venice Biennale for the 'A Story of a Lion' installation project. Adéagbo gathers the material for his art wherever he travels. Today, he primarily resides in Hamburg, Germany and often works in his hometown of Cotonou.