FROM MOBUTU TO BEYONCÉ: SIGNED BY ÉMILIE RÉGNIER

This exhibition poster is signed and within an edition of 50. Size: 20 x 24 inches The photographs of the Haitian-Canadian artist Émilie Régnier document the pride and flair of today’s African society while exploring the ongoing cultural conversation between Africa and the West. Émilie, who grew up in Central Africa, has extensively documented the style and cultural signifiers found in the shops, alleyways, and corridors of power throughout the continent and beyond. For her Leopard series, Émilie spent several years creating portraits that explore the symbolic power of leopard patterns and prints in Dakar, Kinshasa, New York, Johannesburg, Paris, and even a small town in Texas. Émilie has observed that, throughout much of Africa, the leopard is a symbol of courage, strength, and beauty. Its fur has been a representation of tribal power for traditional healers and heads of state. French designer Christian Dior first introduced the leopard print onto European runways in 1947; since then