EXHIBITIONS
Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York
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Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York, 2020–21
Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Covid 20 Afrolampe XVIII Cosmique Avril 2020 21h05, 2020
Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York, 2020–21
Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Covid 26 Afrolampe XXIII Vent Avril 2020 21h, 2020
Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York, 2020–21
Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York, 2020–21
Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Covid 52 Afrolampe XXXIII Processus Juillet 2020 12h, 2020
Jean Katambayi Mukendi “Quarantaine” at Ramiken, New York, 2020–21
Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Afrolampe Différentiel Avril 2020, 2020
Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Naufrage, 2018
“Quarantaine” is Jean Katambayi Mukendi’s first solo exhibition in the United States. The show consists of drawings and mixed media pieces made by Mukendi during quarantine at his home studio in Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dubbed the Afrolampe, each drawing is a philosophical meditation in ballpoint pen, illustrating a single idea through a technical schematic for a lightbulb. An engineer by trade, Mukendi employs his knowledge of circuitry in drafting these fantastic combinations of filaments, glass, and electrical connections, mapped out in precise line work over a uniform grid. Mukendi fills solid black areas by building up single lines, creating patterned imprints in the paper from the pressure of his repetitive marks. His assemblages are boxes constructed from wood, with cutout reliefs integrated with drawings.
At Ramiken, New York
until 30 January 2021
