Cover image: Sculptures alongside paintings by Bill Kouelany
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ALKIMIA is a special exhibition mounted by Aude Minart, proprietor of the itinerant art gallery called La Galerie Africaine.

ALKIMIA flier

In this show, Minart presents her favorite traditional objects - works that she selected during over 20 years of travels that took her mainly to West Africa.

Traditional objects 1
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Traditional objects - 2
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Traditional objects 3
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For the first time, she is presenting marble sculptures created by Sylvain Yerbanga.  Hailing from France and Burkina Faso, he works in Carrara marble and onyx or Marquina marble.

La confidence des inconnus (left) and La solitude (right) by Sylvain Yarbanga
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Sculptures by Sylvain Yarbanga
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And as usual, she is presenting sculptures by master bronzesmiths from Burkina Faso.

Master bronzesmith works
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Only four paintings are on display at ALKIMIA.  Minart considers them to be timeless works by Bill Kouelany and Jonas Boboma, both of whom are artists from Congo-Brazzaville.

Femme 
Jonas Boboma
2001 Acrylic on canvas
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Le Gisant
Bill Kouelany
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Vagabondages I
Bill Kouelany
1995 Mixed media on canvas
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Vagabondages II
Bill Kouelany
1995 Mixed media on canvas
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ALKIMIA will be on display until January 28, 2024.  Entry is free. 

Aude Minart invites you to:

Cocktails on Tuesday, January 9, 16, and 23 from 6 PM until 9 PM
Tea time on Sunday, January 14 and 21
Hot wine on Thursday, January 18 and 25 from 6 PM until 9 PM

ALKIMIA
19, rue du Pont Louis Philippe
75004 Paris
Metro: Pont Marie (Line 7); Hôtel de Ville (Lines 1 and 11)