JEAN PIGOZZI « Johnny »
Entrepreneur, photographer, philanthropist and collector of contemporary African and Japanese art.
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About Jean "Johnny" Pigozzi
Biography
(Born 1952), heir to the CEO of the automobile brand Simca, is an art collector, photographer and fashion designer. He lives in Geneva.
Pigozzi is a « French-born Italian ». He was born in Paris in 1952 and is the son of Henri Pigozzi.
Pigozzi began taking pictures age seven. Since then, he never stopped photographing everything around him, which meant friends, dogs, icebergs, himself and a great many celebrities. His first solo exhibition of photography was at Musée d’art moderne, Paris (1974). His photographs have since been shown worldwide.
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African Art Collection
Collection d'Art Africain Contemporain — Collection Jean Pigozzi
La collection Pigozzi – Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) – est aujourd’hui la plus importante collection privée dédiée à l’art africain contemporain. Créée en 1989 par l’homme d’affaires italien et photographe Jean Pigozzi, en collaboration avec André Magnin qui en assurera la direction artistique pendant 20 ans, elle compte aujourd’hui plus de 10 000 pièces : peintures, sculptures, dessins, photographies, installations et vidéos, conçues par des artistes vivant et travaillant dans une vingtaine de pays d’Afrique sub-saharienne.
La collection ne se veut pas une vitrine de l’art africain contemporain et revendique des choix particuliers d’artistes dont elle possède souvent de grands ensembles d’œuvres. Elle ne dispose pas de lieu permanent pour l’instant, mais grâce aux expositions et prêts d’œuvres à de nombreux musées du monde entier, à la publication de catalogues et de livres consacrés à cette scène artistique, elle a fait découvrir à un public toujours plus nombreux la formidable diversité de la création plastique en Afrique sub-saharienne.
Current Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
The Jean Pigozzi African Art Collection
A Century of Black Figuration in Painting comprises an exhibition, publication and discursive programming that explores Black self-representation and celebrates global Black subjectivities and Black consciousness from pan-African and pan-diasporic perspectives.
Learn moreWorks from Malian photographers Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé will be featured in the exhibition to be held at Il Magazzino delle Idee (The Idea Warehouse), the Trieste cultural hub.
Learn moreAfrofuturism: A History of Black Futures immerses visitors in a conversation that reimagines, reinterprets and reclaims the past and present for a more empowering future for African Americans.
Learn moreGalerie Nathalie Obadia presents its fourth exhibition of Seydou Keïta (c.1921 – 2001), considered one of the most influential photographers in West Africa.
Learn moreDECOLONIZE YOUR THOUGHT, GAZE, AND IMAGINATION — A different perspective on our collections.
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His photographs have been exhibited all over the world.
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