Nnenna Okore in London

Nnenna Okore's works are on show at London's October Gallery from 16th October to 29th November 2008 - in an exhibition to be opened by none other than Orange Prize winner Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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It's the first London solo exhibition for Okore, a former student of another October Gallery favourite, El Anatsui.

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This, from the gallery

"[Okore's] work often employs ordinary media like magazines and newspaper, which are disposed of in her current home the United States, but are considered usable commodities in her native Nigeria. By re-imagining everyday waste, as well as natural materials, Nnenna’s works consistently challenges environmental neglect, consumerism and globalisation."

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• Nnenna Okore - 16 October to 29 November @ the October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, LONDON WC1N 3AL