I have never been the painter of just one surface
I come from graffiti. Today, of course, i feel like i have evolved. I'm more of a painter, I do a lot of studio work. I still do paint walls. But every canvas I create in a studio setting comes out of my background in graffiti. I wanted to transcribe for canvas the graphic vocabulary i have been developing all these years on the street.
Cyril Kongo was born in Toulouse France
Spent part of his childhood in Vietnam, As a teenager he lived in Kongo (Brazzaville) it has such an important influence that he has chosen his artist name as a reference to that time.
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Kosmopolite
First international graffiti festival, created with the MAC crew in Bagnolet (France). The objective was to promote Graffiti and Street Art worldwide, in 12 years the festival has welcome 700 artists and more than 150 000 visitors www.kosmopolite.com
T.A.G au Grand Palais
two masterpieces presented at the Alain Dominique Gallizzia exhibition at The Grand Palais (Paris) T.A.G au Grand Palais. Tag au grand palais Pierre Guillien
First personal exhibition
at the Wallworks Gallery of Claude Kunetz “De la rue jaillit la lumière” with 30 masterpieces
Kosmopolite Art Tour festival
the event takes place in a new town each year (Rio, Jakarta, Amsterdam…)
Richard Mille
The kongo watch requested 2 years of development for 30 unique pieces
Kongo x Richard Mille
La Cornue
La Cornue special series for the 110 years of the manufacture, 6 cooking range with the graphic codes ok Cyril Kongo France and the 5 continents. Design Grand Prix 2018 of Architectural Digest
Kongo x La Cornue
Chanel
Collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY around the theme Ancient Egypt
Kongo x Chanel
Kongo exhibits at The Grande Arche
The exhibit "Kongo sur le toit de la Défense" was the first street art exhibition in this space. This retrospective of his work and encounters at 110 m high was a real journey.
Exhibition – Visit in 3DCyril Kongo in his workshop near Paris
