FALSE FLAG is thrilled to present the work of Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola for NADA Miami 2020. The selected works expand concerns at the heart of Akinbola’s multidisciplinary practice across a range of media and scales. A first-generation American raised between Missouri and Nigeria, Akinbola reimagines the construction of identity through startling original treatments of color and texture. Foregoing conventional approaches to painting and sculpture, Akinbola’s self-developed techniques explore the possibilities of totemic materials such palm oil, hair brushes, and durags—fiber scarves used in the maintenance of Black hair. Characterizing his works as “metaphors for what a first-generation existence might look like,” Akinbola unpacks the rituals and histories separating Africa from Black America. His multifaceted compositions celebrate and reconcile diverse cultural narratives, creating multilayered works of art that engage consumption, respectability, and the commodification of Black culture.
The work can be viewed in person at Akinbola’s studio in Brooklyn, NY.
Please contact info@false-flag.org to schedule a timed visit.
