Boris Anje (b. Cameroon) is a contemporary visual artist whose work explores identity, elegance, and the politics of self-fashioning through the lens of African sartorial culture. Trained in drawing and painting, Anje earned his Professional Bachelor’s (2015) and Master’s (2018) degrees in Drawing and Painting, and has since developed a multidisciplinary practice that merges painting, silkscreen, and cultural commentary.Anje’s work centers on the philosophy of La Sape—La Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes—a Congolese subculture in which the African dandy reclaims...
