About Wosene
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Upcoming & Current Exhibitions — 2009 | |
Fowler Museum/UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Transformations:Recent Contemporary African Acquisitions
February 22, 2009 to June 14, 2009
Transformations features two spectacular, large-scale metal "tapestries" by El Anatsui, as well as important paintings, prints and sculptures by Viyé Diba, Yelimane Fall, Norman Kaplan, Wosene Kosrof,
Azaria Mbatha, Moussa Tine and Durant Sihlali, all recently acquired as
part of the Fowler's ongoing commitment to exploring the vast range of
African artistic expression. |
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| Madelyn Jordon Fine Arts, Scarsdale, NY
WordPlay
March through May, 2009
Opening reception: April 17, 2009 | |
| | Spirits in Stone Gallery - Sonoma
In the Realm of the Senses (working title)
Opening reception: May 9, 2009 | |
| | Skoto Gallery, New York, NY
October-November, 2009
Opening reception: TBA | |
| | Spirits in Stone Gallery - Claremont Hotel
Opening reception: November 14, 2009 |
Wosene Featured in
The New York Times:
Ethiopian
painter, Wosene Kosrof, was acknowledged by the New York Times. "Is
Wosene an African artist? An American artist? Modern? Postmodern? He is
all of these. And however indirectly, his art is a reminder that
African art may borrow elements of modern Western style, but in
absolutely essential ways, Western modernist art originated in Africa.
The link is forged yet again..."
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Wosene's Words:
"In my works, language goes far beyond the literal meaning. As I break
apart the Amharic symbols and reshape them as colors on canvas, it's
almost like I'm putting them under a microscope, to discover what
stories they tell, what secrets they have. They come alive at the tip
of my brush, and we speak to each other in their language of elegant
and rhythmic lines, circles, and curves."
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