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Selected Works42

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Quelimane, Mozambique
Quelimane, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2023
Inkjet print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Corner of Almeida Ribeiro and Patrice Lumumba Avenues, Maputo, Mozambique
Corner of Almeida Ribeiro and Patrice Lumumba Avenues, Maputo, Mozambique, 2007
Acquired 2023
Inkjet print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML, 2002
Acquired 2019
Inkjet print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML, 2002
Acquired 2019
Inkjet print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Library, sports club, Kolwezi, DR Congo
Library, sports club, Kolwezi, DR Congo, 2007
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Court records, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Court records, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, 2007
Acquired 2018
Inkjet print
Pompidou
Independence Day Celebrations, Boulevard de l'Indépendance
Independence Day Celebrations, Boulevard de l'Indépendance, 2012
Acquired 2013
Tate
Park in the centre of town, Gabela, Angola
Park in the centre of town, Gabela, Angola, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Old landline exchange, Post Office, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Old landline exchange, Post Office, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
High school, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
High school, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006, 2006
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Protesters calling for a boycott of the elections, central Kinshasa, July 2006
Protesters calling for a boycott of the elections, central Kinshasa, July 2006, 2006
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Jean-Pierre Bemba, presidential candidate, enters a stadium in central Kinshasa flanked by his bodyguards, July 2006
Jean-Pierre Bemba, presidential candidate, enters a stadium in central Kinshasa flanked by his bodyguards, July 2006, 2006
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
A traditional dancer and crowd salute Jean-Pierre Bemba as he makes his way to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa
A traditional dancer and crowd salute Jean-Pierre Bemba as he makes his way to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, 2006
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Grande Hotel, Beira, Mozambique
Grande Hotel, Beira, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
City Hall Offices, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
City Hall Offices, Lubumbashi, DR Congo, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique
Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Apartment building, Beira, Mozambique
Apartment building, Beira, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
Tate
Apartment building, Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique
Apartment building, Avenue Bagamoyo, Beira, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2010
Digital print on paper
MoMA
Athenee Royal High School, Lubumbashi
Athenee Royal High School, Lubumbashi, 2007
Acquired 2009
Inkjet print
MoMA
Grand Hotel, Beira, Mozambique
Grand Hotel, Beira, Mozambique, 2008
Acquired 2009
Inkjet prints
MoMA
Statue of Henry Stanley which Overlooked Kinshasa in Colonial Times
Statue of Henry Stanley which Overlooked Kinshasa in Colonial Times, 2004
Acquired 2009
Inkjet prints
SFMOMA
Voting, Kinshasa, July 2006
Voting, Kinshasa, July 2006, 2006
Acquired 2008
inkjet print
SFMOMA
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba mock President Kabila, calling him an egg seller (in reference to Kabila's statement that he could not take part in early election debates because he was balancing the delicate affairs of state on his head, as an egg seller
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba mock President Kabila, calling him an egg seller (in reference to Kabila's statement that he could not take part in early election debates because he was balancing the delicate affairs of state on his head, as an egg seller, 2006
Acquired 2008
inkjet print
SFMOMA
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006, 2006
Acquired 2008
inkjet print

Previous Sales

Aspire Art
Leopold and Mobutu Series 31
Leopold and Mobutu Series 31, 2003
ZAR 26,000
Mar 2026
Aspire Art
Leopold and Mobutu Series 6
Leopold and Mobutu Series 6, 2003
ZAR 20,000
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Russian AN-12 cargo plane loading goods destined for Kinshasa, in Goma; View from the nose of a Russian transport plane, above the forest between Goma and Kisangani; Landing at Kisangani; Leopold and Mobutu Series, September 2003
Russian AN-12 cargo plane loading goods destined for Kinshasa, in Goma; View from the nose of a Russian transport plane, above the forest between Goma and Kisangani; Landing at Kisangani; Leopold and Mobutu Series, September 2003, 2003
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Florinda Ngoma, her mother Rosalia Nahamba (holding baby Filomena Lasinda), and her sister Rosali Sindali, holding baby Guerra
Florinda Ngoma, her mother Rosalia Nahamba (holding baby Filomena Lasinda), and her sister Rosali Sindali, holding baby Guerra, 2002
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Justino Ngene, Laurino Bongue and Faucino Hando, Angola
Justino Ngene, Laurino Bongue and Faucino Hando, Angola, 2002
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Angola
Sisters Bertha Chiquia and Jamba Rosa, and sisters Louisa Vuyuyu and Maria Namunga, Angola, 2002
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
i. Russian AN-12 cargo plane loading goods destined for Kinshasa, in Goma; ii. View from the nose of a Russian transport plane, above the forest between Goma and Kisangani; iii. Landing at Kisangani
i. Russian AN-12 cargo plane loading goods destined for Kinshasa, in Goma; ii. View from the nose of a Russian transport plane, above the forest between Goma and Kisangani; iii. Landing at Kisangani , 2003
Sold
Mar 2023
Sotheby's
City Hall, Lubumbashi, DR, Congo (from Avenue Patrice Lumumba)
City Hall, Lubumbashi, DR, Congo (from Avenue Patrice Lumumba), 2007
$9,468
Nov 2022
Christie's
Botanical Gardens, Maputo, Mozambique
Botanical Gardens, Maputo, Mozambique, 2007
$3,961
Mar 2022
Strauss & Co · Artsy
Leopold and Mobutu series #12
Leopold and Mobutu series #12
Bidding closed
Archival pigment ink on 300g cotton paper

For Sale

MACK · Artsy
Museum of the Revolution
Museum of the Revolution, 2019
For sale
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) · Artsy
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba mock President Kabila, calling him an egg seller (in reference to Kabila's statement that he could not take part in early election debates because he was balancing the delicate affairs of state on his head, as an egg seller
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba mock President Kabila, calling him an egg seller (in reference to Kabila's statement that he could not take part in early election debates because he was balancing the delicate affairs of state on his head, as an egg seller, 2006
For sale
Inkjet print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Quelimane, Mozambique
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.701 · Inkjet print
Gift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Corner of Almeida Ribeiro and Patrice Lumumba Avenues, Maputo, Mozambique
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.702 · Inkjet print
Gift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.355 · Inkjet print
Gift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Mai Mai militia in training near Beni, eastern DRC, for immediate deployment with the APC (Armée Populare du Congo), the army of the RCD-KIS-ML
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2019.356 · Inkjet print
Gift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Library, sports club, Kolwezi, DR Congo
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.455 · Inkjet print
Gift of John A. MacMahon
Court records, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.456 · Inkjet print
Gift of John A. MacMahon
Libreville
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2013-460 · Photographie
Don: Don de la Gordonschachatcollection en 2013
Independence Day Celebrations, Boulevard de l'Indépendance
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2013-461 · Photographie
Don: Don de la Gordonschachatcollection en 2013
Park in the centre of town, Gabela, Angola
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2010 · Accession P79838 · Digital print on paper
Purchased 2010
Old landline exchange, Post Office, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2010 · Accession P79837 · Digital print on paper
Purchased 2010
High school, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2010 · Accession P79836 · Digital print on paper
Purchased 2010
Supporters of Jean-Pierre Bemba line the road as he walks to a rally from the airport, Kinshasa, July 2006
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 2010 · Accession P79835 · Digital print on paper
Purchased 2010
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Prizes & Awards1

Prix Pictet
Shortlisted 2012
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Current Exhibitions0

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Metropolitan Museum receives 6,500 works from photography collector Artur Walther
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has received a promised gift of more than 6,500 works from German American photography collector Artur Walt…
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Recent Activity3

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Prix Pictet 2012
Dec 1, 2012
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Prix Pictet 2011
Dec 1, 2011
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Guy Tillim born
Jan 1, 1962