Exhibition: ‘Bottoming Up’ by Wycliff Opondo, Jun. 4-28 2024 @ Alliance Francaise Nairobi.

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Opening: June 4, 2024

Venue: Alliance Francaise Nairobi

Time: 6.00 pm

Until: June 28, 2024

About

Formerly based in Nairobi at the Masai Mbili Artists Collective and then at the Kuona Art Studio, Wycliffe Opondo ‘Wiki’ now lives and paints in Kisumu, a move brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Alliance Française is happy to be hosting a solo exhibition of his most recent paintings,  bringing street humour and graphic jokes in his signature sign-painting style to the gallery.

As a self-taught artist, Wiki’s art journey started at children’s workshops at the Paa ya Paa Art Gallery back in the 1980s. 

In his youth, Wiki was influenced by popular culture and the proliferation of graffiti and street art, and while still at school he found occasional commercial work as a sign painter and matatu artist. 

Exhibition: ‘Bottoming Up’ by Wycliff Opondo, Jun. 4-28 2024 @ Alliance Francaise Nairobi.

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Opening: June 4, 2024

Venue: Alliance Francaise Nairobi

Time: 6.00 pm

Until: June 28, 2024

About

Formerly based in Nairobi at the Masai Mbili Artists Collective and then at the Kuona Art Studio, Wycliffe Opondo ‘Wiki’ now lives and paints in Kisumu, a move brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Alliance Française is happy to be hosting a solo exhibition of his most recent paintings,  bringing street humour and graphic jokes in his signature sign-painting style to the gallery.

As a self-taught artist, Wiki’s art journey started at children’s workshops at the Paa ya Paa Art Gallery back in the 1980s. 

In his youth, Wiki was influenced by popular culture and the proliferation of graffiti and street art, and while still at school he found occasional commercial work as a sign painter and matatu artist. 

Exhibition: ‘Anectode of Soundness’ by Maggie Otieno, Apr. 16-28 2024 @ Alliance Française.

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Dates: April 16-28, 2024

Venue: Alliance Française

About

Kenyan artist, Maggie Otieno, presents a body of work that speaks of stories from the earth. 

Using old, discarded, and distressed materials, with the primary material being 200 years old railway sleepers sourced from India and Kenya, Maggie’s sculptures carry the burden of untold tales demanding to be understood.

Exhibition: ‘Anectode of Soundness’ by Maggie Otieno, Apr. 16-28 2024 @ Alliance Française.

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Dates: April 16-28, 2024

Venue: Alliance Française

About

Kenyan artist, Maggie Otieno, presents a body of work that speaks of stories from the earth. 

Using old, discarded, and distressed materials, with the primary material being 200 years old railway sleepers sourced from India and Kenya, Maggie’s sculptures carry the burden of untold tales demanding to be understood.

Exhibition: Exodus by Allan Simba, Feb. 8 – Mar. 3 2024 @ Alliance Française.

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Opening: February 8, 2024

Venue: Alliance Française  

Time: 6.30 PM

About

Allan Simba holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Kenyatta University. His work is a result of continuous experimentation. He uses an eclectic mix of techniques distilled into a style referred to as ‘furism’. This was coined by the French curator, Floréal Duran, to describe Allan’s art as influenced by the fury of living.

The artworks in ‘Exodus’ are a conceptual observation of the world in flux. The constantly changing view of ourselves, having to understand and re-understand us and our interaction with our environment. The works symbolize the ephemeral nature of our views.

Dates: Until March 3, 2024

Exhibition: Exodus by Allan Simba, Feb. 8 – Mar. 3 2024 @ Alliance Française.

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Opening: February 8, 2024

Venue: Alliance Française  

Time: 6.30 PM

About

Allan Simba holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Kenyatta University. His work is a result of continuous experimentation. He uses an eclectic mix of techniques distilled into a style referred to as ‘furism’. This was coined by the French curator, Floréal Duran, to describe Allan’s art as influenced by the fury of living.

The artworks in ‘Exodus’ are a conceptual observation of the world in flux. The constantly changing view of ourselves, having to understand and re-understand us and our interaction with our environment. The works symbolize the ephemeral nature of our views.

Dates: Until March 3, 2024

Exhibition: On the Art of Being Accomplished, Jan. 24-31 2024 @ Alliance Française de Nairobi.

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Opening: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Venue: Alliance Française de Nairobi

Dates: Until January 31, 2024

About

This photo and video exhibition immerses us in the multiple facets and paths of self-accomplishment in Kenya today.

It captures, visually and through personal stories, the quest for self-accomplishment as tied to questions of wealth, power, authority and respectability. It shows a variety of expressions for the art of being accomplished, from marrying and raising children to engaging in community work to investing in business, art, or politics. Being an accomplished man or woman requires navigating multiple, conflicting values and expectations situated at the intersection of ethnicity, race, class, age, generation, gender, and religion.

Exhibition: On the Art of Being Accomplished, Jan. 24-31 2024 @ Alliance Française de Nairobi.

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Opening: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Venue: Alliance Française de Nairobi

Dates: Until January 31, 2024

About

This photo and video exhibition immerses us in the multiple facets and paths of self-accomplishment in Kenya today.

It captures, visually and through personal stories, the quest for self-accomplishment as tied to questions of wealth, power, authority and respectability. It shows a variety of expressions for the art of being accomplished, from marrying and raising children to engaging in community work to investing in business, art, or politics. Being an accomplished man or woman requires navigating multiple, conflicting values and expectations situated at the intersection of ethnicity, race, class, age, generation, gender, and religion.

Multimedia Installation: ‘Toguna World: the Sanctuary of Dreams, Where Your Deepest Desires Shape the Future’ by Pierre-Christophe Gam, Nov. 14 – Dec. 3 2023 @ Alliance Française.

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Dates: Until December 3, 2023

Venue: Alliance Francaise

About

For the 2023 Novembre Numérique, an immersion into digital cultures, the artist, Pierre-Christophe Gam (aka Gam A Gam), born and raised in France, with roots in Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, and Congo, invites us into a metaverse dream world, Toguna World.

In the tradition of griots, Gam crafts new tales that draw from ancient myths rooted in Africa’s pre-colonial heritage. He brings these stories to life through a multimedia installation that serves as an accelerator of the imagination.

Enter the Sanctuary of Dreams and envision desirable future scenarios guided by your innermost desires.

FMI, visit – https://www.togunaworld.com/

Screening: Shimoni by Angela Wamai, Apr. 24 2023 @ Alliance Française.

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Date: April 24, 2023

Venue: Alliance Française  

Time: 6 PM

Entry: Free (Prior Reservation Required. RSVP, Here – https://mookh.com/event/shimoni-the-pit-kenyan-premiere)

About | 2021 | 95 min.
It tells the story of a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons. After being released from prison, Geoffrey is sent to the Kenyan village where he was raised. Formerly an English teacher, he is now forced to redirect his life in a community that he left behind, doing manual jobs that are alien to him.

Winner of the Bronze Stallion at the 2023 FESPACO (Pan-African Film & TV Festival)

Screening in the presence of the Director and the Film Crew.