2024-12-22T08:12:44-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150148895/moma-has-received-a-generous-gift-of-african-contemporary-art Sean Joyner 2019-07-30T09:09:00-04:00 >2019-07-31T11:49:28-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c9/c97152a6ba5dfbe5ec7af5cd9320d30c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has received a trove of 45 works of African contemporary art from the photographer and collector Jean Pigozzi.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The Italian photographer, Jean Pigozzi has what many regard as the largest collection of contemporary African art. He has now donated a total of 45 works to the Museum of Contemporary Art in New York which include sculptures by the acclaimed sculptor and artist Bodys Isek Kingelez.</p>