Jean Claude LOFENIA (Born 1984, Democratic Republic of Congo). "Restaurant Malewa chez Kabibi" Acrylic on canvas signed and dated (May 2017) lower right. 70x69, 5 cm (without margins). Provenance: Collection of Pascal Barbier, manager of the restaurant "La Maison de France" in Kinshasa, who was one of the first to donate walls to Lofenia. Bibliography. Trained in Chéri Chérin's studio, Lofenia follows in the purest tradition of popular Congolese painting. He adds his own personal touch, an invitation to build a collective memory between peoples. In 2021, he was commissioned by the Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac to paint a canvas (the battle of Zumbu in Vumbu) for the "La Part de L'Ombre" exhibition, which runs from 14 December 2024 to 10 April 2022.