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MoMA ANNOUNCES NEW PHOTOGRAPHY 2023, FEATURING WORK BY SEVEN ARTISTS WHO EXPLORE THE SPATIAL, SOCIAL, AND HISTORICAL UNDERCURRENTS OF LAGOS |
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The Return of This Long-Running Photography Exhibition Series Presents the Work of Kelani Abass, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Yagazie Emezi, Amanda Iheme, Abraham Oghobase, Karl Ohiri, and Logo Oluwamuyiwa |
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The Museum of Modern Art announces New Photography 2023: Kelani Abass, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Yagazie Emezi, Amanda Iheme, Abraham Oghobase, Karl Ohiri, Logo Oluwamuyiwa. On view from May 28 through September 16, 2023, the exhibition explores the photographic work of seven artists, all at various stages in their careers, who are united by their critical use of photographic forms and their ties to the artistic scene in the port city of Lagos (Èkó), Nigeria. This is the latest edition of MoMA’s celebrated New Photography series and will mark its return as a gallery presentation after five years. New Photography 2023 marks the first time any of these photographers will present their work at MoMA and is the first group exhibition in MoMA’s history to engage the work of living West African photographers. New Photography 2023 is organized by Oluremi C. Onabanjo, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, with the assistance of Kaitlin Booher, Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Curatorial Fellow, Department of Photography. |
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© 2022 The Museum of Modern Art |
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Image: Logo Oluwamuyiwa, Oil Wonders II, from “Monochrome Lagos,” 2018.
Inkjet print. 36 x 24 inches. Courtesy of the artist. © Logo Oluwamuyiwa. |
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