Sammy Baloji — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works55

Museum Acquisitions

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Princeton University Art Museum

Pompidou

Musée du quai Branly

Previous Sales 1

Christie's

Untitled No. 8 (from Mémoire series), 2006

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Oct 2022

For Sale 10

Imane Farès · Artsy

Kasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020

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HD Video, colour, sound

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, The long building of the circumcision camp can be seen behind the mask, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of the inside of a Songye power figure, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Photographed from the tipoye, DR Congo, Yaka region, January 1938, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Masked figure with beak and crown of feathers, munyinga, DR Congo, Byombo region, May 20-22 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Portrait of his shadow, DR Congo, Kingulu, June 18, 1938, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Monument, DR Congo, Kinshasa, 1938, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Himmelheber’s boots and tipoye bearer, DR Congo, Lele region, January 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Performance of a mbuya mask with leaves and raffia costume, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Woman, DR Congo, Luluwa region, 1939, scan of a Citrine from Lwena mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

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UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

Imane Farès · Artsy

Hans Himmelheber, Man with mask, DR Congo, Luluwa region, 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020

For sale

UV Print on mirror 4 mm, American case in polished brushed brass

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Galleries1

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Prizes & Awards1

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Shortlisted 2009

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Biennial Selections2

Sharjah Biennial — Sharjah

2023 · Thinking Historically in the Present · curated by Hoor Al Qasimi

documenta — Kassel

2017 · documenta 14 · curated by Adam Szymczyk

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Current Exhibitions2

#7,549 Extra City Kunsthal

Copper thread, Rubber thread, Sugar thread

Sammy Baloji

Provinciestraat 112, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Apr 17, 2026 — Jul 16, 2026

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#1,295 Imane Farès

Rethreaded Indies

Sammy Baloji

Sturegatan 24, 114 36 Stockholm, Sweden

Apr 17, 2026 — Jul 16, 2026

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#1,295 Imane Farès

Toxic Lands, Living Narratives. co-curated with Sammy Baloji

Sammy Baloji

41 Rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris, France

Nov 8, 2026 — Feb 6, 2027

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