Kiki Bokassa | |
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Born | Marie-Ange Bokassa
[1] 1975 (age 48–49) Paris, France |
House | Bokassa |
Father | Bokassa I |
Mother | Marie-Joëlle Aziza-Eboulia |
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. [2] [3] She has paintings in private collections in the Persian Gulf and USA. [3] She was brought up in Lebanon and has exhibited widely in Beirut and overseas. [2]
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. [2] [4]
She is the daughter of Dictator/Emperor of the Central African Republic/ Central African Empire, Jean-Bédel Bokassa. [1]
Kiki Bokassa | |
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Born | Marie-Ange Bokassa
[1] 1975 (age 48–49) Paris, France |
House | Bokassa |
Father | Bokassa I |
Mother | Marie-Joëlle Aziza-Eboulia |
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. [2] [3] She has paintings in private collections in the Persian Gulf and USA. [3] She was brought up in Lebanon and has exhibited widely in Beirut and overseas. [2]
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. [2] [4]
She is the daughter of Dictator/Emperor of the Central African Republic/ Central African Empire, Jean-Bédel Bokassa. [1]