New portraits from the well-travelled series by acclaimed Nigerian photographer George Osodi. Exhibited at various times in acclaimed institutions globally, these vibrant colour photographs feature the regional rulers of modern-day monarchies throughout the country. The second showing of the series at TAFETA, the works include recent sittings for the photographer, some of which were on view at the just concluded exhibition at the TATE Modern; A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography.
Olatunji’s fourth solo exhibition with TAFETA is another iteration of his Tribal Marks series; a collection of hyperrealist portraits informed by his extensive research into the age-old practice of facial markings.
New paintings by Martinican artist, Alain Joséphine, which continue to explore the intricate beauty and untold stories that flourish beneath the tropical forest canopy of Rivière-Pilote, in his country of birth
Olagunju's contemporary appropriation of traditional African sculptures continues to question the value system driving the continued growth in the sale of traditional African artefacts.
In the context of the exhibition, Uzor use the term jaywalk to interrogate the multiplicity of mass movement: mass migration, religious exodus and processions.