Du 22 septembre au 4 novembre 2021
Carbone.12Unit 37
Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz 1
Dubai
Anthony Akinbola est un artiste NigĂ©rian dont le travail est construit sur la philosophie du ready-made. La sĂ©rie de ses peintures en textile se concentre sur lâhistoire et lâusage culturel du Du-rag. Durag, do-rag, doo-rag ou du-rag est un couvre-chef, gĂ©nĂ©ralement de la forme dâune Ă©charpe portĂ©e pour protĂ©ger les cheveux, les tresses ou les dreadlocks. ConsidĂ©rĂ© pendant des annĂ©es comme un signe communautaire, il devient ensuite un accessoire de mode des stars du rap et de la pop.
Upon emphasizing its transition from mass produced good to art material, Akinbola simultaneously transforms not only the object but the entire environment with his large-scale paintings. The fabrics exist in a spectrum of hues; flayed and draped, stretched and strung tight, intuitively weaved across a wooden panel. Their bold compositions permeate the space, immersing the viewer in their multi-layered fabrication, an allusion to the complex fashioning of identity. The Camouflage series taps into a ready-made tradition and delves into themes of hybridity, consumerism and race, Akinbola sees each new exhibition as an opportunity to reexamine and contextualize the work through a new lens.
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