The artwork features the word "DOCENT" displayed prominently in a minimalist, typographical style using a plain, gray font against a white background. The composition is simple and clean, emphasizing the text as the central focus. The overall aesthetic suggests a conceptual or text-based approach, likely exploring themes related to education, instruction, or the role of the docent in the art world. The spare design and lack of additional visual elements create a meditative, reflective quality, inviting the viewer to contemplate the meaning and significance of the word and its context within the realm of contemporary art. ...
Born 1989, JOE WARRIOR-WALKER grew up in the seaside town of St Ives Cornwall. He spent much of his childhood travelling across Asia with his parents. His Mother of Indian heritage and British father are both working artists who would split their time between England and India. In 2011 he relocated to London to study a degree at The Chelsea School of Art. The same year he was also awarded winner of The Brenda Landon Portrait Prize. After graduating with first class honours he was awarded a scholarship to complete a Masters degree at UEA London. After leaving Art School Warrior-Walker began to exhibit in various London galleries such as Lacey Contemporary and The Strand Gallery. In 2016 he moved to Bristol where he currently works from BV Studios. Joe Warrior-Walker has exhibited extensively in group shows and has had several solo exhibitions. His work has been exhibited across the UK and internationally. ...
Founded in 2019 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris in a Haussmann-style setting, SEPTIEME opened its second space in September 2022 in Cotonou, Benin, in a 200m2 warehouse in the center of the city, to offer exhibitions in a new format to audiences in the West African sub-region. It made sense for SEPTIEME to deploy its vision spatially and to help push back the frontiers of contemporary art, as well as to contribute to the construction of new contemporary art strongholds. ...
