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Peterson Kamwathi talks about the process of documenting artwork

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In PROGRAMS & EVENTS Mar 2016 No Comment

Peterson Kamwathi talks about the process of documenting artwork and its importance in the charting of one's personal history as an artist. He will also talk a little about his work, subjects and his influences. The events starts promptly at 2pm. Please bring snacks to

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Mid-morning Cinema: Black Girl by Ousmane Sembene

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In Cube254, PROGRAMS & EVENTS Feb 2016 No Comment

Mid-morning Cinema at THE ART SPACE is a platform that offers art and film enthusiasts the opportunity to view and share critique on films in an open and social setting. The main focus will be African Cinema but other foreign films and art documentaries will be discussed as well. This will also be a

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Artist Talk: Longinos Nagila talks about Technicians of the Sacred

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In PROGRAMS & EVENTS Feb 2016 No Comment

Longinos Nagila is a visual artist. He was born in 1986 in Kenya. Longinos held his first solo exhibition in Lecce, Italy in 2009-2010 and since then he has continued to exhibit in Italy. In 2012-2013 he was one of the artists who exhibited at the Museo Africano in Verona, Italy. In Kenya, he

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‘Secular’ high fashion enters the art space (Business Daily)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Feb 2016 No Comment

Longinos Nagila may well have had his first major art exhibition in Lecce, Italy at the tender age of 22. But long before that, the artist whose solo show entitled ‘Technicians of the Sacred’ opened late last week at The Art Space in Westlands was exposed to incredible fine art right here in

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Things change as nearly all of them stay the same

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Dec 2015 No Comment

"Smokey is I would suggest Onditi himself; observer and victim, like us. And now although the style is similar, a fresh subject emerges and the artist proves his vocabulary can cope, as can his palette of beguiling colours (sharp oranges, viridians, greys and salmon; a heady mix). These are

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Artist Talk: Paul Onditi talks about Helter-Skelter

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In Artist Talk, PROGRAMS & EVENTS Dec 2015 No Comment

Home can be the friend you have been searching for all your life or the person you met once very briefly. – Ben Okri Helter - skelter emanates from Paul Onditi’s previous show, Reconstruction of the Tower of Babel. It follows his seminal character, Smokey as he transitions to a new

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The Rev. Howell prays as satire provides an answer (East African)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2015 No Comment

"...[The Vault, will contain a mix of artworks across the price range — provisionally set at from Ksh28,000 ($280) to Ksh350,000 ($3,500) — some stacked in racks so visitors can spend happy moments flipping through them; while the third and potentially most interesting is to be given over to a

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The Voyager Episode 12: Nairobi (Monocle)

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2015 No Comment

Nairobi has had a rough ride in recent times but as we discover this week the thriving metropolis is endlessly dynamic, resilient and still the beating heart of East Africa’s economy. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to

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Auction houses, wealthy Kenyans boost East African art scene

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2015 No Comment

With growing interest from international auction houses and a flourishing gallery scene at home, East African art is catching on with global collectors and a new generation of local buyers. Contininue reading at reuters.com

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A new art gallery set to open up space for exposing African talent

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Posted by Wambui Kamiru In NEWS Nov 2015 No Comment

Wambui Kamiru has never been someone who thinks small. Whether one sees her as a scholar (a graduate of Cambridge University in African history), a researcher or a conceptual artist, Wambui has always been fearless about finding ways to reach out, take risks and ask questions... See the whole

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