SMALL IS SMART: BARCELONA WINTER GROUP SHOW

Small Is Smart brings together a group of artists whose practices explore the intelligence of modest formats and intimate gestures. Presented as a winter group exhibition at OOA Gallery in Sitges, near Barcelona, the show proposes a reflection on scale not as a limitation, but as a deliberate curatorial choice that invites close looking, attention, and nuance.

Across painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media, the exhibition foregrounds works that privilege precision over monumentality, intimacy over spectacle. In a moment when visual saturation often dominates exhibition-making, Small Is Smart reclaims the power of restraint, subtlety, and material economy. The presentation invites viewers to slow down and engage with the works through proximity, detail, and texture.

Featuring works by Bruce Clarke, Franklin Mbungu, Bob-Nosa, Larry Otoo, David Thuku, and Emeka Udemba, the exhibition highlights diverse artistic positions rooted in contemporary African and Afro-diasporic practices. Together, these artists articulate distinct visual languages while sharing a common attention to scale as a site of experimentation and critical reflection. Small Is Smart reflects OOA Gallery’s ongoing commitment to presenting thoughtful, curatorial-driven exhibitions that situate contemporary African art within a broader international dialogue.