Eden / Kayode Ojo ; essay by Serubiri Moses ; curator's note by Ebony L. Haynes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ojo, Kayode, 1990- artist.

Moses, Serubiri, author.

Contributor:

Haynes, Ebony L., writer of introduction.

52 Walker (Gallery), host institution.

Series:

Clarion (52 Walker (Gallery)) ; 9.

Clarion ; IX

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ojo, Kayode, 1990---Exhibitions.

Ojo, Kayode.

Installations (Art)--United States.

Installations (Art).

Conceptual art--United States--21st century--Exhibitions.

Conceptual art.

Sculpture--United States--21st century--Exhibitions.

Sculpture.

Physical Description:

84 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : David Zwirner Books, [2025]

Summary:

Composed of ready-made items of leisure, luxury, and revelry, Ojo's sleek sculptures move between the related visual languages of delicate minimalism and glittering opulence, foregrounding the transformative power of the material object and its ability to transport its owner through dimensions of time, place, and social status. Ojo's work examines the intricacies of personal and popular nostalgia by archiving the physical traces of the body's most tantalizing and precious artifacts. Sourcing his materials from fast-fashion websites and online shopping hubs, the artist weaves the familiar cadences of searching, scrolling, purchasing, and receiving into his nimble artistic practice. Ojo works instinctively, with precision and without adhesives, to refashion these items into poetic yet perverse arrangements that make visible the phenomenon of social aspiration, unveiling its double-edged nature as a facilitator of both belonging and instability.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of exhibition titled Kayode Ojo: EDEN at 52 Walker, New York November 27, 2023-January 6, 2024 -- colophon

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781644231562

1644231565

OCLC:

1517973468

Publisher Number:

CIPO000185573