The Firmament,the final exhibition at the Hood museum’s temporary downtown space, showcased Toyin Ojih Odutola’s recent portraits in oil pastels, and charcoal,and pencil. Created between 2016 to 2017, Ojih Odutola portrays two Nigerian families: the UmuEze Amara, and the oldest noble clan of Nigeria,and the Obafemi, an aristocratic house of traders and ambassadors. Both [...]The post The Social and Private Life of the Black Bourgeoisie: Toyin Ojih Odutola at the Hood Downtown appeared first on tremendous Red & Shiny.
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