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The auction will have paintings, prints, sculptures, and a bit of photography.

The Kenyan art world literally exploded in 2022 as artists were keen to come out in full force after doing time under the Covid-19 lockdown.

He was among the first contemporary artists who emerged in the 1960s and was active for many decades.

Ancent Soi, 88, passed on March 24 in his sleep while Edward Njenga left us the following Tuesday, March 29 while in the hospital.

After 25 years, the art lover finally brought home African artifacts.

I’d collected a bit of local art as a youth in Germany, but I’d never thought of [East African] art as anything other than souvenir curios.