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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250215T100000
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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event/pop-up-exhibitio
 n-benin-now-2025-110">Pop-up exhibition Benin Now! (2025)</a>\nOpenArtExch
 ange presents the exhibition "Benin Now" at Fikri. The exhibition will con
 clude with a festive finissage on Sunday\, April 6\, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.
  Stop by\, enjoy a drink\, and discover the art at Fikri\, Keizersgracht 3
 89 in Amsterdam. We are grateful to Fikri for the space and collaboration.
  Benin\, the birthplace of the traditional African Vodoun religion\, is al
 so home to other related belief systems with rich spiritual traditions dat
 ing back to the earliest times. The country has an impressive history\, sh
 aped by powerful kingdoms and fierce wars. Stories of glorious heroes\, th
 e legendary Amazons\, and exceptional courage and loyalty are a source of 
 national pride. But Benin also has a past full of tragedy\, culminating in
  the dark age of the slave trade. The Beninese soil has seen both the best
  and the worst of humanity and reflects this rich and complex heritage. In
  this exhibition\, we present the work of five artists who are deeply root
 ed in this layered history and the spiritual heritage that is still palpab
 le in every fiber of Beninese society: Tchif Tchiakpe\, Sanda Amadou\, Mar
 cel Kpoho\, Sébastien Boko and Elise Tokoudagba.
DTSTAMP:20260916T111048Z
LOCATION:Fikri Amsterdam\, Keizersgracht 389\, 1016 EJ Amsterdam\, Netherla
 nds
SUMMARY:Pop-up exhibition Benin Now! (2025)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event
 /pop-up-exhibition-benin-now-2025-110">Pop-up exhibition Benin Now! (2025)
 </a>\nOpenArtExchange presents the exhibition "Benin Now" at Fikri. The ex
 hibition will conclude with a festive finissage on Sunday\, April 6\, from
  3:00 to 5:00 PM. Stop by\, enjoy a drink\, and discover the art at Fikri\
 , Keizersgracht 389 in Amsterdam. We are grateful to Fikri for the space a
 nd collaboration. Benin\, the birthplace of the traditional African Vodoun
  religion\, is also home to other related belief systems with rich spiritu
 al traditions dating back to the earliest times. The country has an impres
 sive history\, shaped by powerful kingdoms and fierce wars. Stories of glo
 rious heroes\, the legendary Amazons\, and exceptional courage and loyalty
  are a source of national pride. But Benin also has a past full of tragedy
 \, culminating in the dark age of the slave trade. The Beninese soil has s
 een both the best and the worst of humanity and reflects this rich and com
 plex heritage. In this exhibition\, we present the work of five artists wh
 o are deeply rooted in this layered history and the spiritual heritage tha
 t is still palpable in every fiber of Beninese society: Tchif Tchiakpe\, S
 anda Amadou\, Marcel Kpoho\, Sébastien Boko and Elise Tokoudagba.
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