Georges Adéagbo

Eventually, years of work culminated in the reception of the Prize of Honor[3] at the Venice Biennale[4] in 1999, for the "A Story of a Lion" installation project.

Make-Up Galler Košice, Slovakia 1996 'Images of Africa' (Les images de l'afrique) "African Art towards the Year 2000" - Round Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark "The Renaissance (La renaissance)" - Gallery of Agnès B., Paris, France 1998 "Cannibalism" (le canibalisme) "Roteiros, Roteiros, Roteiros" - XXIV Biennale de São Paulo, Brazil "The Philosophical Schools" (Les Écoles philosophiques) - Trinale der Klein-Plastik, Afrika-Europa", Stuttgart, Germany 1999 ('The Story of the Lion') a one-day installation for the Campo dell'Arsenale, June 10: awarded with the 'premio della giuria' (prize of the jury) "From Colonization to Independence": Installation created to display the traditional art forms and elements of culture regained during the decolonization process.

The exhibit, taking place at the cottage where Lincoln lived during the Emancipation Proclamation, will re-work the world's image of the historical figure.

The exhibit will also have a major focus on intercultural transfer, with artists from Benin preparing the main objects and only assembly taking place at the D.C. Cottage.

2023 "Create to Free Yourselves - Abraham Lincoln and the History of Freeing Slaves in America"[8] Opening on November 18 and extended throughout 2024, this mixed-media installation will highlight a gallery full of paintings, sculptures, found objects and hand-written personal reflections which express Adeagbo's perception of Lincoln as a human.