Counter-Memory

Roméo Mivekannin

  • Counter-Memory
    Roméo Mivekannin, Anna in Red Kimono, 2024, Acrylic on canvas
    150 x 115 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. 
  • Counter-Memory
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 

  • Counter-Memory
    Roméo Mivekannin, Dirty Words, 2025-2026, Elixir on Sheets, mixed media, 247 x 561 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.

    ABOUT

    Preview:  Tuesday September 15th from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. (by invitation)
    * Public Opening: Wednesday September 16th from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. 
    * Opening in conjunction with Art en Vieille-Ville (AVV) vernissages en commun and Geneva Art Week.
    This Autumn, GOWEN is excited to present a first solo exhibition at the gallery by Beninese artist Roméo Mivekannin (b. 1986, Bouaké, Ivory Coast). Counter-Memory unveils fifteen new works made between 2025 and 2026, as well as key paintings from his past series of reimagined portraits in acrylic on velvet.
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    IMAGES

    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Lynette, Vigil for a horseman, Colors on velvet, 122 x 136 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Tea Time after Lynette - Station 1, acrylic on velvet, 105 x 70 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Lynette, Witching hour, Acrylic on velvet, 260 x 135 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Girl in Red Kimono in Front of a Mirror - After George Hendrik Breitner, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 190 x 137 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
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    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Lynette, Vigil for a horseman, Colors on velvet, 122 x 136 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Tea Time after Lynette - Station 1, acrylic on velvet, 105 x 70 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Lynette, Witching hour, Acrylic on velvet, 260 x 135 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Roméo Mivekannin, Girl in Red Kimono in Front of a Mirror - After George Hendrik Breitner, 2024, Acrylic on canvas, 190 x 137 cm. Courtesy of The Artist and GOWEN. © Roméo Mivekannin.
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud. 
    Counter-Memory at Gowen Contemporary
    Installation View, Counter-Memory, Roméo Mivekannin, GOWEN, Geneva, CH, 2026. © Julien Gremaud.