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Nú Barreto
Born in 1966
Lives & works in Paris,, France
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14 single expositions
68 grouped expositions & fairs
10 fairs
Private Collections : Fundação PLMJ, Lisbon (Portugal); Fundação Pro-Justitiae, Porto (Portugal); Macao (China);
Public Collections : Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA);
Collected by museums and foundations Museu Capixaba do Negro (MUCANE), Vitória (Brasil);
Presentation of the artist
Born in 1966 in São Domingos, northern part of Guinea Bissau and leaving in Paris since 1989, Nù Barreto is primarily interested in photography. He was initially trained at the AEP School of Photography in Paris. He will then resume training at the Ecole nationale des Metiers de l'image des Gobelins in Paris, where he completed his photographic studies in 1996.
His mixed technics, unites drawing, collage, recycling integrates the spectator into the artistic process through the use of painting, photography, drawing and video. Nù draws attention to the many scourges (poverty, suffering, discrimination, etc.) that are rampant on the African Continent through the use of strong symbols expressed in forms, colors and motifs. His works traveled the world (Germany, Brazil, China, Spain, France, Macao, Portugal, Senegal) . his talent and works are internationally recognized since his First exhibitions in 1997.
Nationality : Guinea-Bissau
In connection with
Nathalie Obadia, Paris - France
CV
Born in Sao Domingos, Guinea-Bissau
Solo exhibitions & presentations
2019
Homo Imparfaits, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels
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2018
Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Special Project, 1:54, London, United Kingdom
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2018
Africa: Renversante, renversée, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris
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2017
UB Anderson Gallery, Buffalo NY (US)
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2016
Funguli Sapiens , Galeria Arte Periferica, Lisbon (Portugal)
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2016
Fil rouge , LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery, Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
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2015
We c’est l’Afrique , Galerie Goldenberg, Paris (France)
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2015
Funguli – Ressonância , Casas – Museu da Taipa, Macau (China)
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2013
Cultura para la libertad , Kalao Galery , Bilbao (Spain)
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Group exhibitions & fairs
2019
AFRO, rencontres avec l’art de l’Afrique contemporaine, Centre culturel de L’Escale, Levallois, France
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2019
La Nuit était papier, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris
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2018
Summer exhibition, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels
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2018
0.10 RELOADED Avantgarde 2018, Sabine Knust Gallery, Munich, Germany
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2018
Frente. Verso. Inverso, UCCLA, Lisboa, Portugal
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2017
Contemporary African Art Fair, New York (USA)
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2016
Rites of passage , Galerie Sulger Buel Lovell, London (UK)
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2016
Dakar Martigny, Hommage à la biennale d’art contemporain, Martigny (Switzerland
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2015
La voix de l’Afrique , KinoKino, Sandnes (Norway)
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2014
Télégramme , Hôtel de ville de Pierrefitte (France)
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2014
Art pour la paix, UNESCO, Paris (France)
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2013
Musée Boribana, Dakar (Sénégal)
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2013
Art shopping, Musée du Louvre, Paris (France)
Events
Press & media
Presse
Media
1997
Radio RFI - France
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2003
Journal LA DÉPÊCHE - France
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2003
TV France 3 - France
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2003
Journal PARIS NORMANDIE - France
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2004
Revue Africa Lusofona - Portugal
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2006
Interviewe BBC " Program in Portuguese " Dakart Biennale
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2006
Interview Radio Vatican
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2010
Interview BBC " Program in Portuguese" Dakar Biennale
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2010
TFN (Fresman) - Dakar / Senegal
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2013
Tv Show Plus d'Afrique "Canal+" France
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2013
Le soleil - Dakar / Senegal - Exhibition : La ville , la jungle
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