Black Venus opens today @somersethouse I spent this morning with two incredible girls from Gloucester who reminded me why I curated this exhibition and made it even more clear why these stories, ideas and histories need to be told. This is a show I wish I had seen but it is also a point of self discovery, protest, and call to arms to see and re see. It is a reminder that there is so much more than we have been told. Thank you @omfgnoway and @guardian for the 4 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ . They are not mine to keep, they are for the artists and for all of us. They are an encouragement that there is so much world out there, and artists like those featured in the show have an incredible talent in showing us what we need to see in the most unique of ways. Each artist in the show has allowed me to question myself and the world. Thank you to you all! @lornasimpson @ambercashmere @muholizanele @cyborg_artist @carriemaeweems #tabitarezaire pure bred.mongrel @reneecoxstudio @mingsmithphoto @ayanavjackson @maudsulterestate @delphinediallo @widline_ @soniaboyceartist @coreensimpson @kara_walker_official @houseofblackstyle #maxinewalker
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
Christie’s and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) are collaborating to raise funds for MOWAA and its initiatives to create a cultural ecosystem in Benin City based on the art of the past, present and future. A number of artists have generously agreed to donate original works of art to the auction, including Kehinde Wiley, Yinka Shonibare, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Lakwena Maciver and Victor Ehikhamenor. Proceeds from the sale of the works will go towards MOWAA initiatives including the presentation of the Nigerian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, 2024—commissioned by the Governor of Edo State and curated by Aindrea Emelife—and the 20-acre Creative District, including the Rainforest Gallery. #MOWAA @aindreaemelife @kehindewiley @shonibarestudio @tunjiaj @lakwena @victorsozaboy @mowaaofficial
🔊Yinka Shonibare Studio Visit with Aindrea Emelife, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at MOWAA and the Nigeria Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024. Growing up between London and Lagos, Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA, is renowned for meshing together British and African visual motifs in his works. In the present work we see a child, arms outstretched, holding a bouquet of flowers. Caught mid-motion, she appears endearingly human—and yet her head has been replaced with a globe. She sports a vibrant blue batik dress, and equally striking yellow stockings. These various motifs cleverly bring together cultural, political and ecological concerns in a way which is both charismatic and visually appealing. ‘Flower Kid (Girl)’ (2022), has been donated by the artist to MOWAA, who are collaborating with Christie’s to raise funds for the MOWAA Rainforest Gallery and Nigeria Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2024. Estimate: £100,000-150,000. 🗓️20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale | Live Auction: 13 October, London. #MOWAA #Frieze20 #ThisIsLondon @aindreaemelife @shonibarestudio @mowaaofficial
NET-A-PORTER Feature 💚🤍💚 Life has been moving a bit too quickly of recent…. those who know me know I’m neck deep preparing for the Nigeria Pavilion at next years Venice Biennale – which now feels like it’s tomorrow. ⏰ 😱 However, I found a few moments to brush my hair and look like my past self (current self has been residing under a heap of books or glued to laptop on calls) and speak about how I tell stories via what I wear with the amazing team at @netaporter for the ‘Working Wardrobe’ series Many thanks to @francine_lou for the interview and triggering so much nostalgia To @lilybw to valiantly capturing me smiling in a photo (thank you!!) Stylist @kristenneillie @mayag.edit Art Director @livharrould Glam @sunao__takahashi @officiallychantelle @abena_lopez_nails And the whole Net-A-Porter team! @alcaselyhayford @streetchloe @es.robertson @kittyhlawrence @chloevdklaauw @yandelli @kayabarron
NET-A-PORTER Feature 💚🤍💚 Life has been moving a bit too quickly of recent…. those who know me know I’m neck deep preparing for the Nigeria Pavilion at next years Venice Biennale – which now feels like it’s tomorrow. ⏰ 😱 However, I found a few moments to brush my hair and look like my past self (current self has been residing under a heap of books or glued to laptop on calls) and speak about how I tell stories via what I wear with the amazing team at @netaporter for the ‘Working Wardrobe’ series Many thanks to @francine_lou for the interview and triggering so much nostalgia To @lilybw to valiantly capturing me smiling in a photo (thank you!!) Stylist @kristenneillie @mayag.edit Art Director @livharrould Glam @sunao__takahashi @officiallychantelle @abena_lopez_nails And the whole Net-A-Porter team! @alcaselyhayford @streetchloe @es.robertson @kittyhlawrence @chloevdklaauw @yandelli @kayabarron
NET-A-PORTER Feature 💚🤍💚 Life has been moving a bit too quickly of recent…. those who know me know I’m neck deep preparing for the Nigeria Pavilion at next years Venice Biennale – which now feels like it’s tomorrow. ⏰ 😱 However, I found a few moments to brush my hair and look like my past self (current self has been residing under a heap of books or glued to laptop on calls) and speak about how I tell stories via what I wear with the amazing team at @netaporter for the ‘Working Wardrobe’ series Many thanks to @francine_lou for the interview and triggering so much nostalgia To @lilybw to valiantly capturing me smiling in a photo (thank you!!) Stylist @kristenneillie @mayag.edit Art Director @livharrould Glam @sunao__takahashi @officiallychantelle @abena_lopez_nails And the whole Net-A-Porter team! @alcaselyhayford @streetchloe @es.robertson @kittyhlawrence @chloevdklaauw @yandelli @kayabarron
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
postcards from 🇳🇬 In London missing…. rare art book scouting, art storage perusing, ceramic admiring, archaeological walking, book grabbing, cocktail sipping and tshirt wanting from Lagos to Benin and back
S2 E20: BLACK VENUS. Curator @aindreaemelife discusses her brilliant exhibition at #SomersetHouse, which brings together the work of 18 Black women and non-binary artists to explore the othering, fetishisation and reclamation of narratives around Black femininity. #InTalksWithPodcast 🎧 via link in bio Sound: @worgiebeats Logo: @patrickwaugh #aindreaemelife #blackvenus #soniaboyce #carriemaeweems #lornasimpson #amberpinkerton #courtauldinstitute #art #artpodjast
S2 E20: BLACK VENUS. Curator @aindreaemelife discusses her brilliant exhibition at #SomersetHouse, which brings together the work of 18 Black women and non-binary artists to explore the othering, fetishisation and reclamation of narratives around Black femininity. #InTalksWithPodcast 🎧 via link in bio Sound: @worgiebeats Logo: @patrickwaugh #aindreaemelife #blackvenus #soniaboyce #carriemaeweems #lornasimpson #amberpinkerton #courtauldinstitute #art #artpodjast
S2 E20: BLACK VENUS. Curator @aindreaemelife discusses her brilliant exhibition at #SomersetHouse, which brings together the work of 18 Black women and non-binary artists to explore the othering, fetishisation and reclamation of narratives around Black femininity. #InTalksWithPodcast 🎧 via link in bio Sound: @worgiebeats Logo: @patrickwaugh #aindreaemelife #blackvenus #soniaboyce #carriemaeweems #lornasimpson #amberpinkerton #courtauldinstitute #art #artpodjast