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Reposted from @steveturnerla We're very excited

Reposted from @steveturnerla

We're very excited for Dickens Otieno's first show in the the USA with @steveturnerla coming just a week after a wildly successful London debut at @cromwellplace
and @154artfair

OPENING TONIGHT!!!
We are pleased to announce that "Mtaani," a solo exhibition by Nairobi-based Dickens Otieno that features new tapestries and sculpture made of woven strips derived from discarded aluminum cans will open this evening, October 23, 6-8 pm. Inspired by Kenya’s weaving tradition and his mother’s work as a tailor, the sight of goods piled high in Nairobi’s markets, the contrast of urbanization and nature in Nairobi and the patterns of decoration that are ubiquitous in everyday functional objects, Otieno seeks to create objects of cultural significance that combine his respect for labor, skill and history with his desire to draw attention to the overlooked beauty of everyday Kenyan life. "Mtaani" is a Kiswahili word that means “in the neighborhood” and the works in this exhibition are from, about and for Otieno’s neighborhood.
Dickens Otieno (born 1979, Migori, Kenya, lives Nairobi) has had solo exhibitions at Circle Art Agency, Nairobi (2018 & 2020) and has had works in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania Nigeria, France and England. "Mtaani" is Otieno’s debut exhibition in the United States and his first project with Steve Turner, Los Angeles.
IMAGE: "School Uniform (Paradel/Assembly)," 2021. Shredded aluminum cans woven on galvanized steel mesh. 26 x 17 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (66 x 45.1 x 24.1 cm). #dickensotieno @dickensgeorgeotieno @circleartagency

#DickensOtieno #SteveTurnerLA #CircleArtGallery

First shoot for the video to accompany Dennis Mura

First shoot for the video to accompany Dennis Muraguri's upcoming exhibition of new sculpture.

#CircleArtGallery #DennisMuraguri

There's two days remaining to see Closer, Xavier V

There's two days remaining to see Closer, Xavier Verhoest's exhibition of new works. Stop by the gallery to take in this soothing, contemplative hors between now and Saturday, 23 October.

#XavierVerhoest
#XavierVerhoestCloser #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary

Xavier Verhoest's solo exhibition, Closer continue

Xavier Verhoest's solo exhibition, Closer continues until the 22 of October. Check out the show on Artsy and book a time slot to see it on person using the link in bio.

#XavierVerhoest
#XavierVerhoestCloser
#CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary

Donald Wasswa's sculptures have been a talking po

Donald Wasswa's sculptures have been a talking point since the @154artfair opened.

Stop by our booth if you're around and see for yourself.

#DonaldWasswa #154London2021 #154ContemporaryAfricanArtFair #CircleArtGallery

Lovely to return to @1-54 London where we're prese

Lovely to return to @1-54 London where we're presenting works by Donald Wasswa, Dickens Otieno, and Souad Abdelrassoul.

#154ContemporaryAfricanArtFair #154London2021 #CircleArtGallery

Opening tomorrow at Circle, Xavier Verhoest's solo

Opening tomorrow at Circle, Xavier Verhoest's solo exhibition, Closer.

The exhibition opens runs until the 22nd of this month. Check the link in bio to view the show on Artsy and/or book an appointment to see it in person.

#XavierVerhoest #XavierVerhoestCloser #CircleArtGallery #NairobiContemporary

Dickens Otieno's White with Patches (2020) in a co

Dickens Otieno's White with Patches (2020) in a collectors home.

If you're in London, you can see Dickens's works at three locations this week - at @cromwellplace, at @154artfair and in the pop-up exhibition at Duke Street with @christiesinc

#DickensOtieno #CircleArtGallery #CircleArtAtHome #NairobiContemporary #ContemporaryAfricanArt

Sneak view of Xavier Verhoest's show, Closer, whic

Sneak view of Xavier Verhoest's show, Closer, which we've just finished installing.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the opening on Wednesday next week.

The gallery will be closed on Monday in observance of Utamaduni Day. We resume gallery hours on Tuesday, 12 October.

Reposted from @imustcreatenow / EAST AFRICAN ENCOU

Reposted from @imustcreatenow / EAST AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS / Cromwell Place with CIRCLE ART GALLERY co founder and director Danda Jaroljmek /

The Window Monkey, 2021 by Sudanese artist SALAH ELMUR

EAST AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS is a group exhibition of new works by a number significant contemporary artists from across East Africa presented by Nairobi Kenya based CIRCLE ART GALLERY founded by Danda Jaroljmek and Fiona Fox. @circleartagency have taken residency at CROMWELL WELL PLACE for Frieze Week and will also have a booth at the @154artfair London art fair/

Curated by @dandajaroljmek /

EAST AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS presented by @circleartagency until the 17th of October 2021 at @Cromwellplace London /

Photo @imustcreatenow /

#artadvisor #circleartgallery #Frieze #artbasel #friezeweek2021 #cromwellplace

CLOSER, a solo exhibition by Xavier Verhoest opens

CLOSER, a solo exhibition by Xavier Verhoest opens next Wednesday - 13 October at Circle.⠀
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Many of Xavier’s works are photo-based. He begins by transferring an image onto a support, usually paper or vinyl. He then initiates a process alternating between adding and subtracting, working the surface of the images with various media - acrylic and oil paints, pastels, charcoal, ashes - until something emerges and comes to life. The work is always intuitive; a slow process that requires patience, in which time is a collaborator. The results are a form of experience, a sensibility deposited in the layers that construct the image, conveying sensations. These are images in formation, equally fluid and solid, strong and yet fragile.⠀
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Image: Xavier Verhoest, Ode au Silence (ii), pastel and pigment on vinyl, 100x100cms, ⠀
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#CircleArtGallery #XavierVerhoest #NairobiContemporary #XavierVerhoestCloser

Some views of the exhibition opening today at @cro

Some views of the exhibition opening today at @cromwellplace

Our first exhibition at @cromwellplace opens today

Our first exhibition at @cromwellplace opens today and we're pleased to be showing some of the best artists working in Eat Africa at the moment.

1. Salah Elmur
2. Miska Mohmmed
3. Tahir Karmali
4. Agnes Waruguru
5. Dickens Otieno
6. Shabu Mwangi
7. Boniface Maina
8. Donald Wasswa
9. Jackie Karuti
10. Souad Abdelrassoul

#CircleArtGallery
#CromwellPlace #NairobiContemporary
#ContemporaryAfricanArt

Reposted from @cromwellplace COMING SOON >> Circle

Reposted from @cromwellplace COMING SOON >> Circle Art Gallery (@circleartagency) will open "East African Encounters" on view from 6–17 October. The Nairobi gallery will give an overview of the best contemporary artists working in the region.

Artists in East Africa still don’t have the international recognition of their peers in South and West Africa, Circle has set out to alter this and have been in the forefront of changing perceptions. Now many of the gallery’s artists are in internationally renowned collections and museums and institutions. It is Circle’s hope that regular shows in London will increase profiles further and introduce new generations of collectors, curators and others in the art world to these artists.

#CromwellPlace #SouthKensington #London #Art #Exhibition #SouadAbdelrassoul #Painting #KenyanArt #Nairobi #Gallery
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Image: Souad Abdelrassoul, Nile Crocodiles, (2021). Acrylics on canvas, 187 x 187 cm.

Quick photo of Miska her fans, fellow Sudanese art

Quick photo of Miska her fans, fellow Sudanese artists @eltayebdawelbait and @abushariaa_ahmed

#MiskaMohmmed #TheMagicOfForgottenPlaces #MiskaMohmmedSolo

A week from now we'll open our first show at @crom

A week from now we'll open our first show at @cromwellplace, a group exhibition featuring Miska Mohmmed, Souad Abdelrassoul, Salah Elmur, Tahir Karmali, Agnes Waruguru, Dickens Otieno, Boniface Maina, Dickens Otieno, and Shabu Mwangi.

East African Encounters will be showing in Gallery 12 and the Study, from 5 to 17 October to 2021.

For those of you in London, be sure to add it to your calendar. And for our Nairobi friends, there's still a week an a half left to see Miska Mohmmed's solo exhibition, The Magic of Forgotten Places until the 8th of October. Use the like in bio to explore the show online and book an appointment go see it in person.

#CircleArtGallery #CromwellPlace #NairobiContemporary #MiskaMohmmed #NairobiXLondon

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