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1-54 New York
9 - 11 May 2025We are delighted to be returning to 1-54 New York with the following artists: Aboudia, Habib Hajallie, Massoud Hayoun, Lavar Munroe, Marc Padeu. Visit us at Booth 32 VIP Preview... -
It's Nice That
Massoud Hayoun’s political paintings are seeped in symbolism and shades of blueMassoud Hayoun is a journalist as well as a painter; many of the stories and people he covers in his writing day to day make an impression on his large... -
Anders Sunna: Meän Meän Sápmelaš
Solo exhibition at Kulturenhus Luleå, Sweden February 21, 2025Sámi artist Anders Sunna powerfully reflects on his deeply personal history, marked by the complex struggle for Sámi rights. Born into a reindeer herding family from Kieksiäisvaara, on the Swedish... -
When We See Us. A Century of Black Figuration in Painting at Bozar Brussels
Featuring work by Lavar Munroe and Marc Padeu February 4, 2025How have artists from Africa and its vast diaspora depicted daily life over the past century? Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, and... -
Flow States - La Trienal 2024
Anina Major included in El Museo del Barrio's second large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art February 5, 2025Organized by El Museo’s chief curator Rodrigo Moura, curator Susanna V. Temkin, and guest curator María Elena Ortiz, the exhibition features artists working across the United States, Puerto Rico, and—for... -
KINGS AND QUEENS OF AFRICA: FORMS AND FIGURES OF POWER
Goncalo Mabunda and Léonce Raphaël Agbodjelou feature in exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi January 28, 2025For the first time in the UAE and the region, a new exhibition, Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power, in collaboration with the musée du quai... -
CONTEMPORARY & Magazine
Interview with Massoud Hayoun November 28, 2024'I am a figurative artist. People and my interactions with them are the lifeblood of my work – my art and the journalism and writing that preceded it. Were it... -
KOL SOCIAL Magazine
Anders Sunna interviewed in Volume 17 October 31, 2024Anders' visual language resists easy categorisation, drawing from multiple traditions, including graffiti, political posters, and Indigenous Sámi art. His approach is raw, fragmented, and unpolished, mirroring the fractured nature of... -
KOL SOCIAL Magazine
Lavar Munroe interviewed in Volume 17 October 31, 2024“I use colour to lure people in, but once they engage, they see the critical themes—corruption, obituaries, police violence,” Munroe begins, explaining how his use of vibrant shades juxtaposed with... -
FAD Magazine
Anders Sunna: The Drumbeat of Noaidi one of the top 6 exhibitions to see in London in late October October 25, 2024Anders Sunna: The Drumbeat of Noaidi @ Larkin Durey This a great show by Sami artist Anders Sunna, who was part of the Sami pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The... -
Narrative Wisdom and African Arts at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Goncalo Mabunda included in exhibition of historical and contemporary African arts October 19, 2024Narrative Wisdom and African Arts explores how historical and contemporary African arts make visible narratives rooted in collective and individual memory and knowledge. The exhibition acknowledges the intersections between certain... -
Africains Everywhere
The Margaux and Raphaël Blavy Collection | Château de Montgoger – Musée de Saint Épain October 19, 2024Contemporary African art in the 21st century embodies contemporary consciousness by directly, uniquely, and universally confronting the major challenges of our society. By redefining portraiture through what became known as... -
Mousse Magazine
Anders Sunna: The Drumbeat of Noaidi at Larkin Durey, London October 23, 2024“The Drumbeat of Noaidi” is Anders Sunna’s first solo show in the UK. “When you grow up with a conflict and are in the middle of it, it becomes your... -
Marvellous Realism curated by Ekow Eshun and project led by Lucy MacGarry
Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou included in the first and largest exhibition of African photography in Asia August 30, 2024Proudly presented by Fotografiska in partnership with the KT Wong Foundation, the exhibition is founded on an awareness of how the rich and diverse contemporary art and cultural scenes in... -
Schön! Magazine
Interview with Massoud Hayoun August 7, 2024For Massoud Hayoun , painting is a means of resurrecting the departed, capturing the full spectrum of life’s drama and vibrancy. Born in the vibrant heart of Los Angeles, Hayoun’s... -
ANDERS SUNNA REPRESENTED BY LARKIN DUREY
SUNNA’S WORK WILL FEATURE ON THE GALLERY BOOTH AT THE ARMORY SHOW IN SEPTEMBER. HIS FIRST EXHIBITION AT THE GALLERY WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER.The gallery is delighted to announce representation of Anders Sunna, a member of the indigenous Sámi peoples. His work chronicles the ongoing persecution of the Sámi by the Swedish authorities... -
KOL SOCIAL Magazine
Aboudia included in Volume 16: Black & White In Colour July 16, 2024KOL Social / Marcia Degia In 2021, Aboudia's painting 'Nouchi City' sold for over £200,000 at Sotheby's, signalling a seismic shift in the contemporary art world. This vibrant tableau, a... -
Wepresent | Massoud Hayoun
Paintings unravelling personal and collective Arab histories July 3, 2024Dalia Al-Dujaili Wepresent, July 3, 2024 It was in 2011, during the Arab uprisings, that Massoud Hayoun first started thinking about “what ‘Arabness’ was all about.” Born in LA, and... -
BBC NEWS
Aboudia: The artist 'not surprised' to be a bestseller June 2, 2024Back in September, global art experts were taken aback by the name topping a fresh list of the world's best-selling artists. Aboudia, a graffiti-inspired artist from Ivory Coast, had beaten... -
When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting at the Kunstmuseum Basel
Featuring work by Marc Padeu and Lavar MunroeCurated by Koyo Kouoh, Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town and her colleague Tandazani Dhlakama, this multifaceted special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart... -
British GQ
Massoud Hayoun featured in The Coolest Things to do in London this weekFor his debut London exhibition, LA-based artist Massoud Hayoun draws on his Tunisian, Moroccan and Egyptian heritage to explore themes of belonging, identity, gender and systems of power through his... -
Aboudia monograph
Published in collaboration with Galerie Cécile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Dakar, Paris) and Rizzoli PublishersLarkin Durey is delighted to celebrate the publication of the first monograph on the internationally acclaimed Ivorian-American contemporary artist, Aboudia. Published in collaboration with Galerie Cécile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Dakar, Paris)... -
Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards
Lavar Munroe wins 2024 AwardThe Sam Fox School announced Marie Bannerot McInerney, MFA ’12; Lavar Munroe, MFA ’13; and Amy Usdin, BFA ’82, are winners of the 2024 Stone & DeGuire Contemporary Art Awards.... -
Larkin Durey | Spring Launch
We are pleased to announce our new name Larkin Durey, formerly Jack Bell GalleryTuesday 12th March, 2024 Dear friends, After over a decade of success working together at Jack Bell Gallery, Jack and Oliver are parting company. Today Oliver is proud to announce... -
It's Nice That
Yaya Azariah Clarke reviews Marc Padeu’s 'Le baptême de Roxane'If you blink, baptisms are merely a transformation for one. A state where the candidate is found in a frenzy owed greatly to surrender. The surrender of their life to... -
Financial Times
Melanie Gerlis features Larkin Durey in The Art Market, Financial Times, 21 March, 2024 March 21, 2024Oliver Durey, previously a partner at Jack Bell gallery, has bought out Bell and renamed the London contemporary art dealership Larkin Durey after himself and his wife, Monica Larkin. 'Jack...
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