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Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

FeticheCurated by Ebony L. Haynes

“This is a…I could call it a gem. It is a small object made out of one piece of wood, it comes from Nigeria, from Yorùbá. It is most certainly 19th century. It is a cup for divination purposes. If you look at this (inaudible) quite a few things are specific to him: First of all, he turned the head to the side which is a very unusual but very elegant gesture; Second, the way he carved the skull which is thinned out turned and sort of narrowed towards the back is almost like Nefertiti. See the arms here, how the hands merge in the cup and kind of disappear from being rubbed for so many decades. And I think it’s certainly, as an object, one of the finest divination cups from Yorùbá I know.”

-from Kayode Ojo’s A Very Unusual but Very Elegant Gesture, 2019

This exhibition takes its title from the Portuguese word for “Fetish” and takes its curatorial liberties from the arbitrarily inscribed value systems inherited from the era of post-enlightenment. Together, the works in this show reflect on the implication of having the terms of your identity projected onto you and then working within that very system which does not consider you. FETICHE is not just a conceptual Black body but also conceived Blackness.

Featuring works by: LaKela Brown, Raque Ford, Hugh Hayden, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, Kayode Ojo, Shikeith, and Kandis Williams.


“Esto es… podría llamarla una joya. Es un pequeño objeto hecho de una sola pieza de madera, proviene de Nigeria, de los Yorùbá. Sin duda, es del siglo XIX. Es una vasija adivinatoria. Si miras esto (inaudible), hay bastantes cosas específicas en ella: en primer lugar, el artista giró la cabeza de la figura hacia un lado, lo cual es un gesto muy inusual pero muy elegante; En segundo lugar, la forma en la que talló el cráneo, que se adelgaza, se vuelve y se estrecha hacia la parte posterior, es casi como una Nefertiti. Vea los brazos aquí, cómo las manos se fusionan en la taza y desaparecen después de haber sido frotadas durante tantas décadas. Y creo que ciertamente es, como objeto, una de las vasijas adivinatorias Yorùbá más finas que conozco.”

-tomado del video de Kayode Ojo, A Very Unusual but Very Elegant Gesture, 2019

Esta exposición toma su título de la palabra portuguesa “Fetish” y toma sus libertades curatoriales de los sistemas de valores inscritos y arbitrariamente heredados de la era de la post ilustración. Juntas, las obras mostradas reflejan la implicación de tener los términos de una identidad proyectados sobre uno mismo y luego trabajar en un mismo sistema que no te protege. FETICHE no es solo un cuerpo Negro conceptual, sino también una Negrura concebida.

Con obra de: LaKela Brown, Raque Ford, Hugh Hayden, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, Kayode Ojo, Shikeith, y Kandis Williams.

Dates

November 04 - January 22, 2022

Opening Reception

Thursday, November 04, 6-9pm

Location

AV. HORACIO 1022, POLANCO
MIGUEL HIDALGO 11550
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO

Artists

LaKela Brown
Raque Ford
Hugh Hayden
Tiona Nekkia McClodden
Ambrose Rhapsody Murray
Kayode Ojo
Shikeith
Kandis Williams

Installation Views

All images: Fetiche, 2021. Photography by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Installation view
Fetiche, 2021
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Artworks

LaKela Brown
TBT, 2021
Acrylic and plaster
29 x 21.5 inches
(73.66 x 54.61 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

LaKela Brown
TBT, 2021
Acrylic and plaster
29 x 21.5 inches
(73.66 x 54.61 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Raque Ford
It’s Just Vanity, 2021
Laser cut acrylic
Dimensions variable
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Raque Ford
It’s Just Vanity, 2021 (detail view)
Laser cut acrylic
Dimensions variable
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Hugh Hayden
Untitled, 2021
Ebony, epoxy and steel
15.25 x 3.375 inches
(38.73 x 2.54 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Tiona Nekkia McClodden
This work of art is not about slavery, 2021
Digital c-print on enhanced matte mounted on rising museum board
3 x 5 inches
(7.62 x 122.7 cm)
Edition of 7
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray
Honeypot, 2021
Vintage kantha quilts, sequins, natural-dyed silk, satin, and various textiles
91 x 83 inches
(231.14 x 210.82 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Kayode Ojo
You’ll remember what your knees are for, 2021
JUMP apparel green sequins women’s jumpsuit, Vorage set of 20 keyrings with stainless steel keyrings, carabiner hooks with key fob 25mm (silver), Ikea Tobias chairs, clear Amac boxes, and mirrors
45.25 x 70.875 x 23.625 inches
(115 x 180 x 60 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Kayode Ojo
Walk Two Moons (CDMX), 2021
Campari Herbal Spice – Liqueur – 750ml Bottles, ASOS DESIGN heeled chelsea boots with pointed toe in white leather with chain, Mirror 11 7/8 x 15 x 3/4 in., Vans Cruiser aviator sunglasses in gold, Liberty Imports Heavy Duty Diecast Metal Stainless Steel Handcuffs with Keys Bulk Party Favors for Kids Role Play, and JYOSDESIGN Leather Briefcase, Leather Attache, Vintage Business Handbag, customization available, men and women, Hardshell work bag, combination lock
19.75 x 15.75 x 12.25 inches
(50 x 40 x 31 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Shikeith
Throat, 2021
Wood, beeswax, and stone
49 x 10 x 12 inches
(125 x 25 x 30.5 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Shikeith
Throat, 2021 (alternate view)
Wood, beeswax, and stone
49 x 10 x 12 inches
(125 x 25 x 30.5 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves

Kandis Williams
Calesita in monstera, fan palm, and fern arranged from Tango, Tarantella and Jitterbug, 2020
Sublimated prints on cotton paper, copper wire, plastic in vase
52 x 32 x 20 inches
(132.1 x 81.3 x 50.8 cm)
Photograph by Ramiro Chaves