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Curator's Note

Dayo made his old man for the elders he grew up around, the quiet ones who have seen a lot and carry it with dignity. White beard against a…

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St. Clvtch gives the warrior spirit within him an ancestral face: a Benin-inspired mask honouring his Edo roots, worn over a body in heavy …

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Some women do not wait to be noticed. Ekundayo leaves her body as pencil and paints only the chartreuse dress, and her carriage does the re…

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Her eyes are closed, and that changes everything. She is not surveying a court; she is somewhere inward, chin lifted, a queen with no need …

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Toni Kuyinu's gold usually crowns kings and queens. Here it rings the closed eye of a girl holding a single white feather to her face. It i…

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Start at the white star in the centre and follow one petal outward. Ibrahim packs leaves, scrolls and hatching so densely that every return…

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The power here is in the angle: she is turned away from us, looking forward. Then you find the map of Africa inked on her neck, and the por…

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Seen from far above, a few tiny people cross a field of flowing black lines towards a pool on a raised white disc. Each trails a long shado…

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The collar is the detail to find: wide, white and a little old-fashioned, worn with complete confidence. Ekundayo keeps her face in quick p…

Curator's Note

There is a moment when something long known becomes clear. Mikenobi gives it a carved face, in the spirit of the Igbo carvings that give fo…