Exhibition
Robel Temesgen: Adbar
7 Jan 2016 – 6 Feb 2016
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Address
- 24 Cork Street
- London
England - W1S 3NG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Tube: Oxford Circus
Temesgen’s first UK solo exhibition, comprising a series of new paintings and works on paper inspired by the longstanding Ethiopian tradition of adbar.
About
Tiwani Contemporary now represents Robel Temesgen (b. 1987, Ethiopia) and is pleased to announce his first UK solo exhibition.
The exhibition comprises a series of new paintings and works on paper inspired by the longstanding Ethiopian belief of adbar and its associated traditions. In Amharic, the term 'adbar' refers to the embodiment of protective spirits within various elements of the natural landscape, such as lakes, mountains, rocks and trees.
About Robel Temesgen
Robel Temesgen received an MFA from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, University of Tromsø, Norway in 2015, and a BFA in Painting from Addis Ababa University in 2010. He taught at Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University from 2010 to 2013. Recent exhibitions include Kurant Visningsrom (Tromsø, 2015), Addis International Video Art Festival (Addis Ababa, 2015), Art Future/Future Signs (Riga, 2015), RomeAfrica Film Festival (Rome, 2015), Lumen Festival (New York, 2015), Neue Nationalgalerie (Berlin, 2014) and Modern Art Museum/Gebre Kristos Desta Center (Addis Ababa, 2013). He currently lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
