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Young Guns

Nairobi, KenyaCircle Art Gallery7 June 2017 - 7 July 2017
Young Guns

Young Guns

Who are they these ‘Young Guns’? Where did they come from? Who are their mentors? What are their obsessions, their concerns, their dreams, their inspirations? Who are the vanguard? Do they speak for their generation?

This exhibition features new drawings, paintings, photography and video from 26 emerging artists in Nairobi. The artists work mostly in collectives and communal art spaces across the city. They are the new guard: politicized; pushing boundaries; exploring their identity; local and global concerns; war and peace; law and disorder; issues of masculinity and the artist’s role in society.

Participating Artists:
Alex Njoroge, Boniface Maina, Churchill Ongere, Dennis Muraguri, Dickens Otieno, Dickson Kaloki, Elias Mun’gora, Emmaus Kimani, Ian Mwesiga, Isaiah Mwangi Maina, Joakim Kwaru, Julian Manjahi, Joseph Waweru, Leevans Linyera, Lemek Tompoika, Lincoln Mwangi, Peteros Ndunde, Michael Musyoka, Mosoti Kepha, Mwini Mutuku, Ngugi Waweru, Paul Njihia, Sydney Mang’ong’o, Waweru Gichuhi

Circle Art Gallery910 James Gichuru Road Lavington Nairobi

www.circleartagency.com

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