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Toyin Ojih Odutola : A Countervailing Theory / edited by Lotte Johnson with Charlotte Flint.
LIBRA NC367.6.N5 O382 2020
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Curve commissions ; 33
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Odutola, Toyin, 1985---Exhibitions.
- Odutola, Toyin.
- Odutola, Toyin, 1985- Countervailing Theory.
- African American women artists--Exhibitions.
- African American women artists.
- Women artists, Black--Exhibitions.
- Women artists, Black.
- Art, Nigerian--Exhibitions.
- Art, Nigerian.
- Mythology, African--In art.
- Mythology, African.
- Odutola, Toyin, 1985-.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 50 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Countervailing theory
- Place of Publication:
- London : Barbican, 2020.
- Summary:
- A Countervailing Theory is Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola's new commission for the Barbican. For her first UK exhibition, Ojih Odutola populates the sweeping wall of the Curve gallery with a new cycle of works, executed in pastel, charcoal, and chalk. Each of these drawings acts as episodes within the narrative of an imagined myth conceived by the artist. Together, the works reveal the story of a fictional ancient civilisation in central Nigeria dominated by female rulers, challenging preconceived notions of history, culture, gender, sexuality, race, the natural environment, and more. Gathering from a range of references, from ancient history to popular culture, Ojih Odutola encourages the viewer to piece together the fragments of the stories she presents. Offering an insight into this body of work, the accompanying publication features an essay by writer Zadie Smith and an interview with the artist by exhibition curator Lotte Johnson.
- Notes:
- Exhibitions: The Curve, Barbican Centre, London (26.03-26.07.2020) / Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark (08.2020-01.2021) / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, USA (spring 2021).
- "The Curve 33"--Page 4 of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0995708274
- 9780995708273
- OCLC:
- 1139766542
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