Danh Vo Alphabet (J ) 2011 Gold leaf on unfolded cardboard box 90 x 200 cm

DANJ UMA COLLECTION

Neil Beloufa
Simon Denny
Matias Faldbakken
Cyprien Gaillard
Nicholas Hlobo
Yngve Holen
Rashid J ohnson
Moshekwa Langa
Klara Liden
Glenn Ligon
Sarah Lucas
Ernest Mancoba


J ulie Mehretu
Nandipha Mntambo
Emeka Ogboh
Chadwick Rantanen
Robin Rhode
Sterling Ruby
Gerda Scheepers
Dineo Seshee Bopape
Gedi Sibony
Timor Si-Qin
Oscar Tuazon
Danh Vo
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye


MAJOR COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART TO GO ON DISPLAY
FOR FIRSTTIME DURING FRIEZE LONDON

33 Fitzroy Square | 6 - 28 October 2014

In October 2014, selected works from the Danjuma Collection will be presented for the first time at 33 Fitzroy Square, to
coincide with the 12
th
edition of Frieze London. Offering a unique opportunity to encounter works from the collection of
young, London-based collector Theo Danjuma, the inaugural exhibition will be organised around two underlying
themes; the use of found materials by contemporary artists and a focus on contemporary art from Africa.

The exhibitions title One mans trash is another mans treasure, references the use of found, often discarded material in
much of the work on display, as well as to the act of collecting and collections more generally.

Among the artists who, at times quite literally, employ trash in their work are Matias Faldbakken, Gedi Sibony and Danh
Vo. They are part of a generation that consciously positions itself in relation to the high production values that came to
dominate contemporary art in the first decade of the 21
st
century, and in many ways form the core of the Danjuma
Collection. Often, these artists are discussed and seen in relation to their conceptual strategies; the inaugural
presentation of the collection, however, will highlight their works materiality and a multi-generational approach to
found materials
ONE MANS TRASH (IS ANOTHER MANS TREASURE)

A second aspect of the Danjuma Collection that will be evident in the exhibition is its particular interest in Contemporary
African artists, including Ernest Mancoba, Julie Mehretu, Emeka Ogboh, Dineo Bopape and Nicholas Hlobo. In an
interview shortly before his death in 2002, the South African painter Ernest Mancoba objected to the artificial distinction
between abstraction and figuration, and said he was instead interested in whether the form can bring to life and
transmit, with the strongest effect and by the lightest means possible, the being, which has been in me and aspires to
expression. Curated by J oost Bosland, the exhibition at Fitzroy Square will include a number of works that reflect
Mancobas intention, and are marked by simplicity of gesture and lightness of touch.

DATES:
6 28 October 2014
Drinks Reception: Wednesday 15 October 2014, 7-10pm
LOCATION:
33 Fitzroy Square
W1T 6EU
Nearest Tube: Great Portland Street, Warren Street

FREE ENTRY
ABOUTTHE DANJUMA COLLECTION
Established in 2008 by the young London collector Theo Danjuma, the Danjuma Collection includes over 400 works of
art by emerging and established artists from around the world. At the heart of the collection lies a belief in
contemporary art as a global, cross generational conversation. The collection has a firm focus on conceptual artists of
Danjumas own generation, including Wade Guyton, Yngve Holen, Alex Israel, Matias Faldbakken, Simon Denny and
Danh Vo. The collection also supports emerging artists from across the globe, with a particular focus on African
contemporary art.
ABOUT33 FITZROY SQUARE
Fitzroy Square was commissioned by the Duke of Grafton in the 18
th
century, and designed by Robert Adam,
considered one of the most significant architects of the period. Number 33, on the south-west corner of the square,
was notably used by the art critic Roger Fry for his Omega Workshop from 1913 1919, during which many members of
the artistic wing of the Bloomsbury Group worked in the house.

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