Exhibition

António Ole. Luanda, Los Angeles, Lisboa

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This retrospective exhibition of the work of António Ole (Luanda, 1951) maps out a geography of experiences, offering a glimpse of and creating bridges between the cities that have played a defining part in the artist’s career.

Having studied Cinema at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles (1975) and Afro-American Culture at the University of California (1981–85), the artist held his first international exhibition at the Museum of African Art in Los Angeles, with a provoking reflection on slavery and colonialism.

A guiding figure for a whole generation of contemporary Angolan artists, Ole made his mark on the international scene with work ranging from sculpture to installations, from painting and collage to drawing, and from photography to film, in an ongoing dialogue with cities, and most especially with the city of Luanda, its architecture and its inhabitants. The assemblage and joining together of a range of different materials, the themes of the island and the sea, and a strong awareness of social issues have all played a key role in his artistic output, from 1967 onwards.