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curated by Anna

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One of my favourite parts of @ArtBasel is spotting the work from some of my favourite black artist and also discovering new ones. Come with me and see some of the work that stood out to me this year.

Which artwork caught your eye?

[Molara Wood @molarawood]

An exhibition that takes the breath away. 108 terracotta heads representing 108 girls still missing from Chibok, sculpted by 108 art students of Obafemi Awolowo University, cast in the tradition of ancient Ife heads. Ongoing at Art Twenty-One, Eko Hotel.

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K O I N O N I A 2022

Artist: Kenechukwu Victor

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Untitled

Artist: Temi Coker

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La Pureté — Le travail est un Art Series

Artist: Prince Gyasi @princejyasi

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"Aya"
2020 wool thread and nails on board.
24 x 20in (61 x 51cm)

Artist: Joshua Adokuru @josh_m_adokuru

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Untitled

Artist: Ashley Chew

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Here and Now II,
4 X 3 feet, fabrics and acrylic on canvas, 2019

Artist: Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor @MarcellinaOA

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Portrait of a girl

Artist: Tsvetan Nikolov

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Pursuit of freedom
Medium: plaster cast, resin, plywood, mild steel, acrylic paints

Artist: Peju Alatise

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“Constellations” series.
Numbers 9 + 10 of eleven works

Artist: LINA IRIS VIKTOR @linairisviktor

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What’s On?

This week get yourself down to the @haywardgallery 👇🏾

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“Unlikely to be a better show this year” ★★★★★ First look at #InTheBlackFantastic 🔮🔮🔮 Open now

"In the Black Fantastic is immediately stimulating yet deeply resonant; it’s absorbingly rich yet it’s the tip of a cultural iceberg" Evening Standard https://t.co/MlXPxT7OLQ

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Mobile Madonna (inspired by Mobile, Alabama 1956 by Gordon Parks) 2022

Cotton, silk, wool, velvet and lace
Quilted and appliquéd, 97” x 45”

Artist: Bisa Butler @BisaButler

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“Silk” 2021, Acrylic, Oil, Oil Pastel

Artist: Malik Roberts

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The Scribes (2020), Pure 24k gold, charcoal & acrylic on canvas

Artist: Ferrari Sheppard

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[Chance The Rapper @chancetherapper]

Much ❤️ shout out my girl Zandile too!!! 🖼️

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Amoaka Boafo @amoakaboafo
Puppy Blankie, 2022

Nick Cave
Chaplet, 2020

[modernblackart @modernblackart]

One of my favourite parts of @ArtBasel is spotting the work from some of my favourite black artist and also discovering new ones. Come with me and see some of the work that stood out to me this year.

Which artwork caught your eye?

[modernblackart @modernblackart]

Toyin Ojih Odutola
Cracked Screen (Lynette in front of Sigmar 2021, and my left thumb), 2022

Kehinde Wiley
Dying Gaul, 2022

Kara Walker
Shifty Shape Shifter, 2016

Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe
Boy in Blue Nike Shirt, 2022

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