The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2022 Benefit Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s

Januario Jano

Untitled (M005)

No reserve

No Reserves

Lot Closed

February 22, 05:16 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Januario Jano

Angolan

b.1979

Untitled (M005)

mixed medium (textile, wool, beads, transfer)

146 by 85.5cm., 57½ by 32½in.

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This work has been kindly donated by the artist

Januario Jano (b.1979, Angola) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice is embedded in research. Jano’s work ponders the delicate balance between fiction and reality, and the increasing concern over human and non-human coexistence. In this context the role of the body is pivotal, and its multidimensional representation occurs within the framework of proverbial globalization and cross-cultural. He holds an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths University and his work has been exhibited internationally and is part of private and public collections.

Untitled (M005) is from an ongoing series, Mponda, that Januario Jano has been developing since 2017, as a consideration of material culture and objects to explore cultural and personal narratives. Fabric and textile play a vivid presence in his practice, because of their ability to store memories, their tactility, and multiple applicability. The work attempts to address the dynamics between subject and object by facilitating the creation of a space to enhance relationships while reflecting on past, present and future questions of the historical legacy of colonization. "Mponda" refers to a special cloth bag that many Kimbundu women in Angola used to carry their treasures in, it is not a fashion accessory, rather a sacred bag to keep or archive memories.