Zaire School of Popular Painting
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Group founded in the mid-1970s in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, by Chéri Samba, Moke, Chéri Chérin, and Bodo, which was also later joined by Cheik Ledy, Chéri Samba’s younger brother. The group is generally interested in popular culture and issues concerning their community, such as international aid and cultural tourism.
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![Pierre Bodo, ‘Le Mistère du Champignon [sic] (The Myster of the Mushroom)’, 2001](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=315&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2Fg6fBhA8SWw2u1yxE8102Ng%2Flarger.jpg&width=445)
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