Rotimi Fani-kayode
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- Exposition
Exhibition : «In the Spirit of Nature» in Amsterdam
Press release - Huis Marseille
Spirits of life and death haunt the photographs of the German missionary Martin Gusinde (1886–1969), the Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989) and the Brazilian photographer Mario Cravo Neto (1947–2009). Although these three photographers have very different oeuvres, they are linked in this exhibition by the way each of them has made the visual expression of invisible powers the subject of their work. The props with which their models are shown are for the most part taken from the natural environment, making it all the more arresting how everyday objects can take on spiritual connotations when used in a ritual context.
The spirit of an exterminated tribe
Death and spirit are almost literally present in the photographs made by the German missionary and... - Exposition
«Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)», a solo retrospective of the "African Mapplethorpe"
Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present “Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955- 1989),” a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34, Fani-Kayode nonetheless remains an important influence in contemporary photography.
“Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” will be on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from Aug. 18 through Oct. 22. A reception will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5-7 p.m. at Light Work. Refreshments will be served at the reception. Also on view is “2015 Light Work Grants in Photography: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou” in the Light Work Hallway Galler...
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Press release - Huis Marseille
Spirits of life and death haunt the photographs of the German missionary Martin Gusinde (1886–1969), the Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989) and the Brazilian photographer Mario Cravo Neto (1947–2009). Although these three photographers have very different oeuvres, they are linked in this exhibition by the way each of them has made the visual expression of invisible powers the subject of their work. The props with which their models are shown are for the most part taken from the natural environment, making it all the more arresting how everyday objects can take on spiritual connotations when used in a ritual context.
The spirit of an exterminated tribe
Death and spirit are almost literally present in the photographs made by the German missionary and...
Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present “Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955- 1989),” a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34, Fani-Kayode nonetheless remains an important influence in contemporary photography.
“Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” will be on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from Aug. 18 through Oct. 22. A reception will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 5-7 p.m. at Light Work. Refreshments will be served at the reception. Also on view is “2015 Light Work Grants in Photography: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou” in the Light Work Hallway Galler...