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          The Benin artist Meschac Gaba first conceived the Museum of Contemporary African Art during his –7 residency at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in.

          Gaba was born in in Cotonou, Benin.!

          Meschac Gaba

          Beninese conceptual artist

          Meschac Gaba

          Born1961 (age 63–64)

          Cotonou, Benin

          OccupationArtist
          Known forThe Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997–2002

          Meschac Gaba (born 1961) is a Beninese conceptual artist based in Rotterdam and Cotonou.

          His installations of everyday objects whimsically juxtapose African and Western cultural identities and commerce. He is best known for The Museum of Contemporary African Art 1997–2002, an autobiographical 12-room installation acquired and displayed by the Tate Modern in 2013.

          Meschac Gaba (born ) is a Beninese conceptual artist based in Rotterdam and Cotonou.

        1. Meschac Gaba was born in the largest city of the former Republic of Dahomey (present-day Benin), a year after the former French colony gained independence.
        2. Gaba was born in in Cotonou, Benin.
        3. Born in Benin and based in the Netherlands, Meschac Gaba made his first wigs following a residency in New York City.
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          5. He has also exhibited at the Studio Museum in Harlem and at the 2003 Venice Biennale.

          Early life and career

          Meschac Gaba was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1961. He had drifted from his training as a painter until a bag of decommissioned money cut into confetti led him to make paintings with the material.[1] Gaba became known for his installations of everyday objects that whimsically juxtapose African