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Passengers in transit
Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 20 Apr - 24 Nov 2024 Venice The Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos is set to make a significant mark at the 60th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia with its exhibition, Passengers in Transit . Scheduled as a Collateral Event of the Biennale Arte 2024 “Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere”, this showcase hosted and... Read more -
How it’s Going
Hyangmok Baik, Andy Dixon, Delphine Hennelly, Pedro Pedro, Sergio Roger, Kyle Staver, Yongqi Tang 5 Nov 2024 - 15 Jan 2025 Paris To celebrate its new collaboration with Canadian-born California artist Andy Dixon , 193 Gallery is thrilled to announce the group show How It’s Going , designed and curated by the artist. The exhibition addresses a key theme in Andy Dixon's work: the appropriation and transformation of images from elite culture... Read more
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Black Venezia
Modou Dieng Yacine 14 Sep - 16 Nov 2024 Paris From July 19 to August 8, 2024, Modou Dieng Yacine moved to Venice at the invitation of the 193 Gallery to study what Venetian architecture, sculpture and painting from the 15th to 18th centuries reveal about the presence of black people, many of them enslaved, in the merchant city. Black... Read more -
Close to Life
Rob Tucker 29 Aug - 31 Oct 2024 Paris In Rob Tucker’s landscapes, we find cargo ships and large houses, the sea and swimming pools. There is a call to distant places contrasted with a sense of immediate proximity. His images, like objects, circulate, and his painting is a game of nesting. His still lifes suggest the possibility of... Read more -
"This or That ?"
Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli 25 May - 27 Jul 2024 Paris From May 25 to July 27, 2024, 193 Gallery presents 'This or That ?', a solo show by Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli. The artist plunges visitors into an introspective biography full of profound questioning. “This or That ?” is a reflection on emotional instability and the dilemmas of everyday life. Do... Read more -
A Gift of A Lifetime
Ekene Stanley Emecheta 11 May - 24 Aug 2024 Paris From May 11 to August 24, 2024, 193 Gallery presents 'A Gift of A Lifetime', a solo show by Ekene Stanley Emecheta. The artist invites us to explore the diverse lessons life has to offer, through the prism of his unique and introspective art. Using mainly oil and acrylic, Ekene... Read more -
Un Reflet Derrière Une Chimère
Valentina Canseco 16 Mar - 4 May 2024 Paris From March 16 to May 4, 193 Gallery presents the first major solo show by artist Valentina Canseco. With this solo exhibition, entitled Un Reflet Derrière une Chimère, the artist, who tends to link material worlds, takes up glass for the first time. She tests its preciousness and its particular... Read more -
Oasis d'Abondance
Enfant Précoce 2 Mar - 27 Apr 2024 Paris From March 2 to April 27, 2024, 193 Gallery presents "Oasis d'Abondance", a solo show by Enfant Précoce. The artist, who wields color to sing the dynamics of the body with radiance and joy, is exhibiting his paintings for the first time in a gallery. Read more -
Melancholic Dreams
Ben Arpea ⎮ Aldo Chaparro ⎮ Jade Fenu ⎮ Beya Gille Gacha ⎮ Jean-Marc Hunt ⎮ Lib ⎮ Hyacinthe Ouattara ⎮ Javier Toro Blum ⎮ Rob Tucker 2 Feb - 31 Mar 2024 Venice 193 Gallery returns to Venice and it has chosen to breathe new life into one of the city’s oldest pharmacies, with exhibitions held on two levels. Before hosting a major exhibition starting in the month of April, the gallery presents a pre-opening exhibition "Melancholic Dreams", that will be held for two months, starting February 2nd, with its inauguration coinciding with the famous Venice Carnival. Read more -
La Mémoire du Monde
Hyacinthe Ouattara 6 Jan - 24 Feb 2024 Paris 193 Gallery presents "La Mémoire du Monde", solo show by Hyacinthe Ouattara, from January 6th to February 24th. Read more -
Entrelazos
Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang ⎮ Antonio Pichilla Quiancain ⎮ Risseth Yangüez Singh ⎮ Simon Vega 4 Jan - 24 Feb 2024 Paris From January 4 to February 25, 2024, 193 Gallery presents Entrelazos, a group show featuring works by four Central American artists: Zoila Andrea Coc-Chang (Guatemala/China), Antonio Pichilla Quiancain (Guatemala), Risseth Yangüez Singh (Panama) and Simon Vega (El Salvador), curated by Alejandra Josefina Paz. Read more -
You thought you could throw me away
Thandiwe Muriu 14 Oct - 30 Dec 2023 Paris 193 Gallery presents Thandiwe Muriu solo show, from October 14th to December 30th, 2023. Read more -
Terre Infertile
Lib 14 Oct - 23 Dec 2023 Paris The story of a family in northern Kosovo is the glue from which "Terre infertile" (infertile land) is derived. Lib Atelier (1989 -) comes from a barren land of rock, and pays tribute to the poor village where he was born and grew up, near Mitrovicë, where nothing grows, not even hope. Read more -
No Meio
Francisco Vidal 2 Sep - 23 Dec 2023 Paris On Saturday, September 2, 193 Gallery inaugurates "No Meio", solo show at 21 rue Béranger, with artist Francisco Vidal, questioning transcultural identities. Although born in Portugal, Vidal sees himself as strongly connected to the African diaspora. Originally from Angola and Cape Verde, he explores themes of postcolonial personality and refers to agricultural work and its tools, in particular the machete, symbolizing the struggles of the African liberation movement. Read more -
193 Art Fairs
Valentina Canseco ⎮ Aldo Chaparro ⎮ Jade Fenu ⎮ Hassan Hajjaj ⎮ Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli ⎮ Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo ⎮ Marcel Tchopwe 30 Jun - 16 Sep 2023 Paris This summer, 193 Gallery is offering an exciting summer program. In addition to the "I'm here to save myself" and "Memories of the Future" exhibitions, come and discover our new summer show: 193 ArtFairs. Read more -
I’m here to save myself
Christa David 3 Jun - 28 Aug 2023 Paris 193 Gallery presents Christa David personal exhibition "I'm here to save myself". Read more -
Memories of the future
Angie Vega ⎮ Nicolás Beltrán ⎮ Ivan Hurtado ⎮ Magola Moreno 3 Jun - 26 Jul 2023 Paris This exhibition brings together four prominent Colombian artists whose works explore memory as acentral theme. Through different artistic approaches, Angie Vega, Nicolás Beltrán, Ivan Hurtado and Magola Moreno reveal the power of memory in artistic creation. Their works capture historical moments, evoke personal memories and reflect on the connection between... Read more -
El peso de las alas
Esterio Segura 1 Apr - 28 May 2023 Paris The exhibition El peso de las alas (The Weight of Wings) brings together pieces from some of Esterio Segura's most emblematic series, linked to the theme of travel. Read more -
We are enough ⎮ AFIRIKA ARTFEST
Group exhibition 11 Mar - 28 May 2023 Paris We Are Enough is a call to deconstruct some of the stigmas that constitute contemporary African societies. A reflection that pushes to understand the impulses and limiting beliefs that prevent us from "dreaming big". The exhibition is organized by AFIRIKA ARTFEST, an exhibition circuit dedicated to contemporary African art. Read more -
Slumberland
Jade Fenu 13 Feb - 23 Mar 2023 Paris Slumberland, the inaugural exhibition of the space, by visual artist Jade Fenu, will grace the walls of the second space of 193 Gallery. A painting-poem, his dreamlike works approach the material in a constant search for balance, oscillating between strength and fragility. A universal narrative combining the abstract and the figurative: this series shows the abundance of reality and imagination while questioning the current issues of our society. Read more -
Abstraction is Freedom
Zsofi Barabas ⎮Judit Horvath Loczi ⎮Bea Kusovszky ⎮ Marton Nemes ⎮ Eszter Poroszlai 7 Jan - 23 Feb 2023 Paris Zsofi Barabas, Judit Loczi Horvath, Bea Kusovszky, Marton Nemes, and Eszter Poroszlai, each in their own way, represent the legacy of Hungarian artists who lived under the communist grip that deprived them of the same access to art as their peers in the rest of Europe or the United States, and for whom "Abstraction was freedom". This exhibition, curated by Benoit Manuel, is dedicated to Imre Bak and to those artists who remained to keep the flame of freedom and art alive. Read more -
Yuyi’s Bodies
John Yuyi 3 Nov - 31 Dec 2022 Paris Through a relationship with the body that is omnipresent in her work, transforming her skin into a canvas and his narcissism into a paintbrush, John Yuyi confronts the gaze of the Other. Our individualities and connections fascinate the artist.
Her obsessive study of the Self is thought of as a way to connect with the Other and to heal his own neuroses. Her crazy vision of our world is revealed in the exhibition Yuyi's Bodies, which offers a plural vision of John Yuyi, alter ego of the artist.
Her strange relationship to the world, in a constant quest for approval, is thus confronted with the impossibility of putting the artist in a box. Read more -
Azul Bleu
Javier Toro Blum 3 Sep - 29 Oct 2022 Paris Javier Toro Blum crosses his work and French culture, he takes as a starting point for his exhibition Azul Bleu a dialogue between 'two blues': the color IKB (International Klein Blue) invented and patented by the French artist Yves Klein (1928 - 1962) and the luminous blue of his own... Read more -
The Colors of Dreams
Hassan Hajjaj ⎮ Thandiwe Muriu ⎮ Derrick Ofosu Boateng 25 Aug - 28 Oct 2022 Venice Thandiwe Muriu is a photographer born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. As a female artist working in a previously male-dominated field, she takes us on a journey to discover the recipes of Kenyan women's pride and strength. In her CAMO series, Thandiwe celebrates her African heritage and addresses important issues... Read more -
Traits to remember : the aesthetics and politics of black portraits.
Idris Habib⎮Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli ⎮Bara Sketchbook 25 Jun - 21 Aug 2022 Venice Based in Venice since last April, the 193 Gallery continues its series of exhibitions Colore e Materia with its second installment entitled Traits to remember: the aesthetics and politics of black portraits. Through the practice of portraiture, the artists Sesse Enlangwe, Idris Habib and Bara Sketchbook perform a work of... Read more -
Dicokam
Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli ⎮ Arnold Fokam ⎮ Marcel Tchopwe ⎮ Beya Gille Gacha ⎮ Grâce Dorothée Tong ⎮ Aurélie Djiena⎮ Leuna Noumbimboo ⎮ Alida Ymelé 2 Jun - 31 Jul 2022 Paris In its 350 m² space at 24 rue Béranger, 193 Gallery discovers the artistic lexicon of the Cameroonian scene by presenting the works of eight talented contemporary artists. This eclectic panorama highlights the cultural effervescence of Cameroon, which today resonates on the international scene. Read more -
Babi est Doux
Cedric Tchinan ⎮Ezan Franck ⎮Aristide Kouame ⎮ Pascal Konan ⎮ Peintre Obou ⎮ Ana Zulma ⎮Jean Servais Somian ⎮ Ly lagazelle 17 Mar - 28 May 2022 Paris 'BABI EST DOUX' is the fruit of a deep humility, filled with love, sharing and communion in the image of the Ivory Coast, country of hospitality, land of hope! A gentle therapy, which induces deep questioning about our 'self'. A sweet and effervescent travel diary, the result of an unforgettable... Read more -
Adjust the Blinds
Aldo Chaparro⎮Fernanda Caballero 17 Mar - 28 May 2022 Paris Read more -
Ti’Punch Molotov
Jean-Marc Hunt 19 May - 31 Jul 2021 Paris In the series Cosmogonic Tales, Jean-Marc Hunt presents a work based on paper. The latter refers to childhood and is considered the primary element of transmission. His works are a way to tell a story without a sense of reading, where each image is a work in itself, and which,... Read more -
Colors of Abstraction
Harry Moody⎮Hugh Byrne⎮Aldo Chaparro⎮ Anton Alvarez ⎮Valentina Canseco⎮ Ben Arpea⎮ Kitikong Tilokwattanotai 16 Jan - 28 Feb 2021 This first exhibition of 2021 brings together seven artists of different nationalities (South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, USA, France, Thailand, Italy). Mixing sculptures and paintings, the 193 Gallery finalizes a ccle of exhibition around the color. Abstract art was born at the beginning of the twentieth century, the artistic landscape of... Read more
