PALIMPSEST / Participating artist
Emmanuel Kazadi seated in his studio holding a painting palette
Emmanuel Kazadi in the studio
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Emmanuel Kazadi paintings displayed together in a gallery
Exhibition view · From the artist’s Instagram

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EMMANUEL
KAZADI

Congolese painter
Born in Atlanta · Raised in Paris

Emmanuel Kazadi is a Congolese painter born in Atlanta and raised in Paris. Working primarily in oil, he brings expressive figuration and bold, instinctive marks to paintings shaped by memory, movement and cultural belonging.

His practice draws on experiences across Africa, Europe and America, exploring the shifting identities of people whose lives unfold between places, languages and traditions.

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Artist information drawn from the Taylor Fine Art exhibition statement and Café Alma’s artist biography.

Selected work

Emmanuel Kazadi — The Exceptional and Insecure Black
The Exceptional and Insecure Black
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Emmanuel Kazadi — Lake Lugano
Lake Lugano
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Emmanuel Kazadi — In-n-Out Downs
In-n-Out Downs
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Emmanuel Kazadi — The Forex Diaries
The Forex Diaries
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Emmanuel Kazadi — Anthropologie Africana
Anthropologie Africana
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Emmanuel Kazadi — Lamento do Negro
Lamento do Negro
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Images from Emmanuel Kazadi’s official print catalogue introduce his wider practice. Works to be offered at PALIMPSEST will be selected separately. Artist’s website ↗