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The Ivory Coast painter Armand Boua is a leading figure in the new wave of contemporary African artists currently attaining global recognition. Boua was featured prominently at the seminal 2015 Saatchi Gallery group show Pangea 2. Born in Abidjan in 1978, he is still based there. Although his work appears in shows and auctions throughout Africa, around Europe and in London, “Forgotten People” is Boua's first solo exhibition in the US as part of Ethan Cohen Gallery's series devoted to emerging African artists.

Boua's work depicts shadowed silhouettes outlined on found material like …