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140 - Pierre Segoh (1980) Title : L'actualité, 2019 Mixed media on…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Pierre Segoh (1980) Title : L'actualité, 2019 Mixed media on canvas. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Dimensions: 150 × 125 cm. A Beninese artist on the contemporary African scene, Pierre Segoh is developing a personal universe where memory, society and the imaginary meet. His work draws as much on observations of everyday life as on the transformations of the contemporary world, giving rise to abundant compositions that combine characters, symbols, architecture and graphic signs. In L'actualité, the artist constructs a dense, fragmented visual space evoking the ceaseless flow of information and the paradoxes of our times. Television, human figures, animals, urban references and symbolic motifs sit side by side in an open narrative, leaving viewers free to make their own connections. The vivid colours, dominated by bright yellows, intense reds and contrasting blues, reinforce the energy and tension that run through the work. The composition testifies to Segoh's mastery of the art of combining gestural spontaneity with thoughtful construction. Somewhere between social chronicle, discreet satire and visual poetry, the artist offers a sensitive reading of the contemporary world, in which media images, human relationships and collective concerns are superimposed on one another and engage in dialogue. A regular exhibitor on the international scene, Pierre Segoh has established himself as one of Benin's leading contemporary artists. His works are captivating for their narrative richness and their ability to transform everyday realities into an immediately recognisable pictorial language.
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About the sale ARTS OF AFRICA & OCEANIA: Three exceptional family collections
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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