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1961 Born in Cotonou- Benin,
Lives and works in Amsterdam

Education
1996/97 Studied at Rijsakademie Amsterdam

Selected Exhibitions


2000 " Worthless (invaluable)", Moderna Galerija Ljubljana, Slovenia, (04.02 -05.03.2000), catalogue.
"South meets West ", Kunsthalle Bern, Zwitserland / Switserland, (06.04 - 23.06.2000), catalogue.
" African Contemporary Art Museum ", Play room of the Museum, SMAK,/ Gent (11.12.99-20.02.2000).
" No title ", galerie Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, Jan.12 - March 12.
" Spielregiln ", Galerie Gebauer, Berlin, March.
"Continental Shift", Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht. Sound Department of the Museum 21.05-10.09.2000.
" La Casa di…", Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy, " The Room of Art and Religion ", of the Museum of Contemporarty African Art.
" East International ", Norwich Gallery Norwich (u.k.), Museum Sketch' of the museum of Contemporary Africas Art.


1999 Praterinsel, Munchen/Munich, Duitsland/germany "Fist Outlines of the Museum of Contemporary African Art"(solo)
Unlimited, nl-2, De Appel, Amsterdam.
" Vente en gros and detaille" , Galerie Lumen Travo, Amsterdam (solo).
MUseum weekend, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL, The Architecture of the Museum.
" Museum Shop ", Trafique, SMAK extra muros, Gent, Belgie/Belgium(april 4-may 16), catalogue.
" Waardige Zaken, Wonderkamers ", De Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, NL,(15.05-26.06), catalogue.
" Trouble Spot. Painting", MuhKA, Antwerpen, Belgium, (08.05-22.09.99), catalogue.
" Museum Restaurant ", W139, Amsterdam (11-20 June)
" Casino ", Le Pave Kans La Mare," Besancon, Frankrijk /France(Sept 23- Oct 10) first show of " The Play Room of the Museum".
" South meets West ", Ndat. Museum, Accra, Ghana, travelling to Bern.
" Summer collection ", VU/Free Uyniversity, Amsterdam, (Oct 4-Nov 15).
" Mirror's Edge ", BildMuseet, Umea, Zweden, (21.11.1999 ~20.02.2000),curator: Okwui Enwezor, travelling to Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Can./ Castello di Rivoli, Turin, Italy/ Tramway, Glasgow, UK, cataalogue.


1998 Solo exhibition at SBK Kunstuitllen, Amsterdam.
" Meeting Point ", Galerie Lumen Travo, Amsterdam.
NICC. Antwerpen, Belgie/Belgium, kdee van/concept by Michel Francois.
Gate Foundation, Amsterdam, 29.05-24.07.99, showed for the first time his " The Architecture of the Museum".
De Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam (June 4- July 17)
Multi Copy, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
1997 exhibition on line via:www.africaserver.nl/b\virtual/exhibitions/gaba
Solo show, Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam.
"Hong Kong Project" , De Appel, Amsterdam.
"Open ateliers", Rijksakademie Amsterdam, "Jirst Outlines of the Museum of Contemporary African Art", (28-30 Nov, 1997).
Selected Bibliography

1999 Rooij, Marie Jeanne de, " Lego voor gevorderden ", De Groene Amsterdanner, Oct.2 Vries, Marina de, " Gentse pretentie, maar ook Gentse schwung ", Het Parool, 14.12.1999. Trafique , exh. Catalogue, S.M.A.K. extra muros, Gent. Waardige zaken. 14 wonderkamers in Noord-Holland van beeldend Kunstenaars, exh.catalogye, a.o. at:De Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, NL. Mirror's Edge, exh. Catalogue (travelling), BildMuseet, Umea, Sweden. NN. " Meschac Gaba. Salle de Jeux du Musee d'Art Contemporain Africain.(website:)smak.museum. gent.be/huitent/htdgaba.htm" South Meets West, exh. Catalogue National Museum Accra, Ghana; Kunsthalle & Historisches Museum, Bern, Switserland.

1998 Folkersma, Nina, " Museum on the Moon ", Nka Journal of Contemporary African art. Folkersma, Nina, " Geldsnippers ", Metropolis M#6, p.50-53. NN. " Kunst en armoede uit Berin ", de florijn ( De Nederiandse Bank, A'dam), June, p.19 . NN. " Meschac Gaba", The Museum of Contemporary African Art, (Website:www.base.nl/gate).

1997 Hartog Jager, Hans den, " De postacademische Kunst van het verkopoen ", NRC Handelsblad, 28.11.1997. Nes, Maartje van, Bazar Bizar, Onze Wereld, October Klein B., Astrid, " Confetti van bankbiljetten ", Het Parool.