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National Geographic Features JT-GOCA Artist, Stephan Gladieu

National Geographic Features JT-GOCA Artist, Stephan Gladieu

It started as a countercultural art movement in 2001. After years studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kinshasa—following teachers’ advice on creating work with “proper” materials, such as resin and plaster of paris—some students in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) decided to do something different. They created art with what was in...

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