Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola
Virtual Artist Talk at Nordstrom’s Styling
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
10:30-11 am EST
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Join us on Instagram Live for a conversation between artist Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola and Long Gallery Harlem founder Lewis Long as they discuss Akinbola’s untitled flag work in Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion and Joy Through Fashion, an exhibition curated by Souleo and co-presented by LGH, on view at Nordstrom NYC through Oct 29. Check out the show at Columbus Circle, 1790 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 (3rd Floor).
Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion, and Joy Through Fashion is a celebratory exploration of style within Black culture as a historical form of creative expression; rebellion against oppression; and source of joy. The show is also available at online partner Artsy, where you can discover and collect the exhibited works through a viewing room.
Image above: Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Untitled, 2020. Installation photos by Connie Zhou.
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola is an interdisciplinary Nigerian American visual artist based in New York City. Through a range of material, Olubunmi’s work aims to question and examine the complexities of an international Black identity. His work is held in the collections of the Verbeke Foundation, Keith Rivers, Hill Harper, and the Japour Family. In 2019, he was awarded a Museum of Art & Design MAD Fellowship.
Lewis Long is the founder of Long Gallery Harlem, a creative forum for under-represented emerging and mid-career artists. LGH makes critical work broadly accessible to the public both in the gallery and in non traditional venues and has done so through 25+ exhibitions, brand partnerships (e.g., HBO, Google, and Nordstrom) and a new window installation titled Passing Between the Lines, by artist Shoshanna Weinberger. Bisa Butler, Renee Cox, Delano Dunn, Derek Fordjour, Alteronce Gumby, Kimberly Mayhorn, Arcmanaro Niles, Nona Hendryx, Zachery Richardson, and Kennedy Yanko are among the 70+ artists who have been presented LGH exhibitions.
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Image above: Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Untitled, 2020. Installation photos by Connie Zhou.