Moké Explained

Moké (1950 – 2001; or Moke, né Monsengwo Kejwamfi), was a Congolese painter.

He was born in Ibe, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1950.[1] He died on September 26, 2001, in Kinshasa, a city from which he drew inspiration. Together with Chéri Samba, Chéri Chérin and other painters of the Kinshasa school like Cheik Ledy, Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu and Sim Simaro, Moké was one of the foremost depicters of Congolese popular life.[2] He is considered a naivist, while he described himself as a "painter-journalist".

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moke Biography – Moke on artnet. www.artnet.com. 2018-04-10.
  2. Web site: Moke Biography - the Jean Pigozzi Collection of African Art 2021.
  3. Web site: E-Mois.