October Gallery
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Established | 1979 |
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Location | Bloomsbury, London, WC1 |
Coordinates | 51°31′14″N 0°07′19″W / 51.520654°N 0.121843°W |
Public transit access | Holborn |
Website | www.octobergallery.co.uk |
The October Gallery is an art gallery based in central London.[1]
The October Gallery has shown international artists including El Anatsui,[2] Rachid Koraïchi, Dominique Kouas,[3] Romuald Hazoumè,[4] Nnenna Okore, Laila Shawa and Kenji Yoshida. The Gallery promotes the Transvangarde movement, as well as maintaining a cultural hub in central London for poets, writers, intellectuals and artists, hosting talks, performances and seminars.
History[]
Founded in 1979, October Gallery is a charitable trust that is supported by sales of art, rental of the Gallery's facilities, grants from various funding bodies and the active support of dedicated artists, musicians, writers and others.[citation needed].
From its beginnings, the October Gallery has promoted the art and artists of the Transvangarde or trans-cultural avant-garde. Since then, the October Gallery has exhibited the work of artists from more than 65 different countries, and from regions that include Africa,[5] Asia, Australia, the Americas,[6] Europe, the Middle East, India and Oceania.[1]
Recent shows have featured work by such artists as El Anatsui,[7] James Barnor,[8] Sokari Douglas Camp,[9] Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga,[10][11] Naomi Gakunga[12] and Alexis Peskine.[13]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b October Gallery, About Us. Accessed 22 December 2007.
- ^ Ladun Ogidan, "El Anatsui at October Gallery", Omenka, 11 February 2015.
- ^ Jagoe, Rebecca. "Contemporary Art in Benin: A History in Ten Artists". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Emily Bootle, "Romuald Hazoumè: Cargoland, October Gallery, London", The Telegraph, 2 July 2012.
- ^ El Anatsui installation in New York City, Accessed 22 December 2007
- ^ BBC, "Three’s a crowd". Accessed 22 December 2007.
- ^ Chelsea Garner-Ferris, "El Anatsui review: From Nigeria to London, celebrated artist brings complex creations to October Gallery", Culture24, 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Daniele Tamagni and James Barnor: 8 – 30 September 2016", October Gallery.
- ^ "Nigeria Meets Western Classicism in Steel Sculptures by Sokari Douglas Camp", Artsy, 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Culture clash: Congolese artist Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga at the October Gallery", Art Radar, 16 July 2016.
- ^ Erin C. J. Robertson, "London’s October Gallery Presents Congolese Visual Artist Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga’s First UK Solo Exhibition", OkayAfrica, 7 January 2016.
- ^ "October Gallery presents Naomi Wanjiku Gakunga: Tushauriane– Let’s Talk About It", Alt Africa, 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Coming Up: October Gallery is Showing Alexis Peskine: Power Figures", The GlowingColours, 4 September 2017.
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