Overview
Christie's Education is delighted to invite you join Curator, Brian Kennedy for a private viewing of the SoShiro Gallery’s exhibition Crafting a Difference.
Curator Brian Kennedy will discuss exhibiting artists w
ith established careers working in major museums as well as mid-career artists whose work is beginning to be collected by institutions and emerging makers that are getting noticed by serious collectors and curators. We will discuss the growing market for the contemporary object and the blurring boundary between contemporary art and craft. Shiro Muchiri will also share some background about SoShiro, and why she founded the gallery.
Brian Kennedy is an independent curator working predominantly in the craft and applied arts. His exhibitions have been held in Dublin, New York, Geneva, Basel, Milan, and London.
Shiro Muchiri launched her design career in Nairobi before practising interior architecture in Milan and London. While working on her own furniture and accessories collections she opened SoShiro, in Marylebone, showcasing cross cultural exploratory work.
Image credit: Vanessa Hogge, Black Efflorescence II