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Jean 'Johnny' Pigozzi
A Collector’s Eye and the Soul of African Photography Jean ‘Johnny’ Pigozzi, born in Paris in 1952, is an Italian businessman, art collector, photographer, and fashion designer whose career has been inextricably linked to the burgeoning world of contemporary African art. His journey began not with formal artistic training but with a formative encounter at the “Magiciens de la Terre” exhibition held at Pompidou Centre and Grande Halle d
e la Villette in Paris in 1989 – an event that irrevocably altered his artistic trajectory and ignited a lifelong passion for documenting and celebrating African visual culture. Growing up within a wealthy family from Turin, Pigozzi’s early life was marked by profound personal complexities, yet it was during his years at Harvard College that the seeds of his aesthetic sensibility were sown. Influenced by the legendary professor Douglas…
