Galerie Barbara Thumm

\Kaloki NyamaiUnlimited Dining in Chaos
Opening: Friday, 3 November 2023
6–9 pm
04.11. - 22.12.2023

Kaloki Nyamai, *1985 in Kitui, Kenya, lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya

Photos: Jens Ziehe

Press release [DE/ENG]

Galerie Barbara Thumm proudly presents „Unlimited Dining in Chaos“, featuring exceptional works of Kenyan artist Kaloki Nyamai.

Nyamai’s monumental series is now for the first time on view in Berlin, following his recent presentation at Art Basel Unlimited in Basel 2023. Each of the three pieces, measuring approximately 6 x 4 m, challenges traditional artistic norms, persuading viewers to explore the intricate layers of human experience.

Nyamai’s understanding of painting as a sculptural medium blurs the lines of traditional painting, mixing acrylic paint, layered collages, and stitchings in sisal rope on the canvas. These large creations hang suspended from the gallery’s ceiling, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in their narratives.

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Exhibition Views

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos

Selected Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos \ Twenda kulika osene (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twenda kulika osene (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 205 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos \ Ithione kewone (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Ithione kewone (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 200 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos \ Nenda ulika kewone (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Nenda ulika kewone (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 205 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos \ Untitled (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Untitled (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
600 x 400 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Unlimited Dining in Chaos \ Untitled (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Untitled (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
600 x 400 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm

\Valérie FavreIntérieurs
Opening: Friday, 3 November 2023
6–9 pm
04.11. - 22.12.2023

Valérie Favre, *1959 in Evilard, Switzerland
lives and works in Berlin

Photos: Jens Ziehe

Press release [DE/ENG]

Valérie Favres paintings open up fresh narratives and conceptual perspectives, moving between figuration and abstraction.

Her works are dominated by a fictional world made up of contrasts, contradictions, resistance and restlessness.

She works in an openly experimental manner, using a repertory informed by art history. Her demands of the medium are extensive; she is always engaged in a radical interrogation both painting and artistic work processes. Favre paints scenes developed over the course of several years in large series and work cycles. The exhibition “Intérieurs” traces some of these series back to their beginnings and shows an early group of works, painted when Favre first moved to Berlin, between 2000 and 2001. Many of her later motifs and compositions can be already found in the large scale paintings.

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Exhibition Views

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs

Selected Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs \ Interieur (2000)

Valérie Favre

Interieur (2000)
Oil on canvas
200 x 160 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs \ Interieur (2000)

Valérie Favre

Interieur (2000)
Oil on canvas
200 x 180 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs \ Interieur (2000)

Valérie Favre

Interieur (2000)
Oil on canvas
210 x 190 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs \ Interieur (2000)

Valérie Favre

Interieur (2000)
Oil on canvas
200 x 160 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Valérie Favre – Intérieurs \ Short Cuts (Le Deux Marats) (2010)

Valérie Favre

Short Cuts (Le Deux Marats) (2010)
Oil on canvas
20 x 50 cm
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