Kiki Bokassa Explained

Kiki Bokassa
Birth Name:Marie-Ange Bokassa[1]
Birth Place:Paris, France
Father:Bokassa I
Mother:Marie-Joëlle Aziza-Eboulia
House:Bokassa
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Nationality:French
Education:Self-educated
Style:Expressionist

Kiki Bokassa (born 1975, Paris, France)[2] is an autodidact conceptual artist, who works in the expressionist, figurative art genre.[3] She has paintings in private collections in the Persian Gulf and USA. She was brought up in Lebanon and has exhibited widely in Beirut and overseas.

In April 2009, Bokassa created an immersive art event in Beirut entitled ‘72 hrs’, in which she painted for 72 hours continuously as a peaceful form of expression in self-imposed incarceration. The work took place in a giant canvas cube at Laboratoire d'Art. The event came to the attention of more than 30 international media outlets and was reported on in at least 74 countries.[4]

She is the daughter of Dictator/Emperor of the Central African Republic/Central African Empire, Jean-Bédel Bokassa.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nordlinger. Jay. Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators. 22 Sep 2015. Encounter Books. 9781594038167.
  2. http://iloubnan.info/en/detail/16/61649 "Dieci", a new exhibition by Kiki Bokassa in Beirut
  3. http://www.executive-bulletin.com/news.dtl.php?news_id=2840 Bokassa's Mural signing ceremony
  4. Web site: Living under public scrutiny with life emulating art . Mosley. Matthew . 25 April 2009. . 7 February 2012.