About the lot N° 69
Title : Lamyne M (Cameroon), 30 03 2020 Premier Ligne..., Period : 2020
Medium : archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag | Signature details: accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Axis Gallery on behalf of Lamyne M | Edition: number 1 from an edition of 5 + 2APSize : image size: ,each 27 x 19 cm, sheet size: ,each 29.5 cm x 21 cm unframedNotes : Lamyne M’s art reflects a sustained interest in how cultural, economic, and social issues are embedded in dress, and how African immigrants and African art and culture are received in the West. He addresses concepts and critiques ranging from gender imbalances in history to concern for the environment and for vulnerable populations. Lamyne M regards his own migrations, which have carried him from Africa to Europe, Asia, and Latin America, as having made him a ‘culture smuggler’ – shuttling between the worlds of contemporary art and other realms of knowledge, both popular and expert.
The Corona Curius series began as a form of performance during the Covid pandemic, to make one mask every day to honour those who died because they did not have protection, and those who could not afford to isolate. Authorities in France faltered to supply protective masks, at first saying they were not necessary because there was insufficient supply. Lamyne M was struck at how vaunted Western systems of medicine, knowledge, and bureaucracy all failed, and laid Europe low. The endless discussion, debate, and ‘curiosity’ that ensued contrasted, for him, with the relative lack of concern for health challenges in the Third World. Lamyne M’s masks play on non-Western traditions of masking and making-do with what is at hand, at the same time emphasising the covering of the head – which is a political issue in France.Condition report : The overall condition is excellent.Aspire Art, auctioneer, Cape Town, ZA
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Sale title : Aspire X PLP African Photography Auction 2021
Sale date : 27 Jul 2021
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